ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 1st of March ROGER, BISHOP OF ORLEANS Roger (Rogerius) was bishop of Orleans, the 75th in the succession. Some sources refer to him as "Saint Roger." Public veneration was shown to him at all times; the people made pilgrimages to his grave, where their prayers were answered abundantly. Great humility, impeccable conduct, and fervent piety were some of the virtues Roger possessed. His father was Gaudefridus (Guido), lord of Le Fort. Roger first saw the light of day in Ternes (Castrum de Ternis) in the Limousin. According to the custom of that time, he received several ecclesiastical dignities at a very young age. When he was unanimously elected bishop of Orleans in A.D. 1321, he was not at all willing to accept this office, humbly stating that the electors were ill-informed about his person. The senate immediately confirmed to him, probably at his instigation, the privilege of old granted to the chi...