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Ortaire de Landelles
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Born
482
Died
580
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Landelles in the territory of Bayeux in Normandy, in France, Saint Ortaire, abbot, given to a life of austerity and prayer and assiduous in caring for the sick and helping the poor.
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 15 April as an abbot of Landelles given to austerity and prayer and to caring for the sick and poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3356699 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.