VAUHIR, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 23 JUNE

 

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VAUHIR, PRIEST AND MARTYR

Vauhir (Valtherus), a parish priest of Onhaye on the Maas, died a martyr. He was also the dean of the rural clergy in the area and became a victim of his profession. A cleric, whose unacceptable conduct he had reprimanded, fired his rifle at him. His body was held in due honour at Vazor Abbey. Guerin*, who gives him the title "saint", unfortunately does not mention the date of Vauhir's death.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 651)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

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