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Stephen of Muret
French abbot and saint
SaintResearchedFranceGrandmontinesPre-congregation
Feast: 8 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1045
verified
Died
8 February 1124
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
1189
verified
Who they were
Stephen founded the Abbey and Order of Grandmont, settling at Muret in 1076 to live with his disciples as the hermits of Calabria did. The traditional story of his early life has serious difficulties.
He died at Muret on 8 February 1124.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A hermit who founded the Order of Grandmont.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Stephen of Muret
- Wikidata Q2096940 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Stephen of Muret (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.