SAINT ALODIUS, BISHOP OF AUXERRE

SAINT ALODIUS, BISHOP OF AUXERRE - 28 SEPTEMBER

SAINT ALODIUS, BISHOP OF AUXERRE

Saint Alodius (Alodus, Elodus), commemorated on September 28, was bishop of Auxerre in Burgundy and first abbot of the monastery of Saint Germanus in this city, but was elevated to the episcopal see there after the latter's death. He flourished in the second half of the fifth century and ruled the church of Auxerre for thirty years.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 144)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alodius 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.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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