ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
All Saints celebrated on the 26th of February
BLESSED BETTO, BISHOP OF AUXERRE
Blessed Betto, Bishop of Auxerre, a son of Alberic and his wife Angela, was born in Burgundy. He received his education at the monastery of St Columba at Sens, where he also took the vows. Because of his piety and learning he was made abbot of the monastery of Saint Heraclius near Auxerre, but later, following the death of Bishop Gerannus of that city, elected his successor. After 3 or 4 years of serving his bishopric, he died in 978 and was buried in the crypt of Saint German's Church. (Mab.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 478)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Betto may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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