Abbo of Auxerre
Abbo of Auxerre | |
|---|---|
| Abbot, Bishop | |
| Died | 3 December 860 |
| Venerated in | Auxerre, St. Germain[1] |
| Feast | 3 December |
Abbo of Auxerre was a Benedictine abbot and bishop of Auxerre.
He had been a monk, and later abbot, of the Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, and succeeded his brother as bishop of Auxerre. He resigned from the see in 859. He assisted in the synod of Poncy in 860, and died on 3 December that year. He is not listed in the Roman Martyrology, the official but incomplete list of saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.[2] His biography is included in Les Petits Bollandistes.
References[]
- ^ Saint Abbo (Catholic Online)
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001, ISBN 88-209-7210-7)
Books[]
- Holweck, F. G., A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1924.
Categories:
- 860 deaths
- French abbots
- Bishops of Auxerre
- 9th-century French bishops
- 9th-century Christian saints
- Saints of West Francia