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Licinius of Angers
Frankish nobleman and bishop of Angers
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Feast: 1 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
540
Died
610
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Angers in Neustria, also in France, Saint Licinius, bishop, to whom Pope Saint Gregory the Great commended some monks bound for England.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 November as a bishop of Angers to whom Pope Gregory the Great commended monks bound for England.
Connected on this site
- John the Baptist Saint“He founded a monastery and a Church both dedicated to St John the Baptist, and was buried there.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q6543407 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Licinius of Angers (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.