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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 3rd of July WELCOME! SAINT GAL, 16th BISHOP OF CLERMONT Of the ninety-eight bishops who have occupied the see of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) the sixteenth and twenty-third bore the name of Gal [Gallus], and both are numbered among the twenty-nine bishops of this church who are honoured as saints. The first and most illustrious was bishop from 527 to 551. Born of a senatorial family of Auvergne,  Saint Gal early embraced the monastic life, and then became councillor to Saint Quintianus, who he was to succeed in the See of Clermont.  Tierry I [Thierry], King of Austrasia, having invaded Auvergne, took Gal prisoner and attached him to the oratory of his palace. He regained his liberty some years later and returned to Clermont. Quintianus having died, Gal was chosen as his successor in 527.  As bishop he was the intrepid defender of the rights of the Church against Sivigald, the governor appointed by Thierry, and ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of November WELCOME! SAINT GAL, BISHOP OF CLERMONT Saint Gal, the twenty-third Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne), succeeded Saint Cæsarius; he ruled from 640 to 650. A man of great sanctity, Saint Gal was one of the most eminent bishops in Gaul. Little, however, is known of his life. His feast is kept on November 1.  Source:  Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gal 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. ➡️ Saint Gal, 16th Bishop of Clermont

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 1st of July WELCOME! SAINT GAL, BISHOP OF CLERMONT    (Called the First, [16th] Bishop of Clermont in Auvergne.)  Saint Gal was born about the year 489. His father George was of the first houses of that province, and his mother Leocadia was descended from the family of Vettius Apagatus, the celebrated Roman, who suffered at Lyons for the faith of Christ. They both took special care of the education of their son; and when he arrived at a proper age proposed to have him married to the daughter of a respectable senator.  HE WITHDREW PRIVATELY The saint, who had taken a resolution to consecrate himself to God, withdrew privately from his father’s house to the monastery of Cournon, near the city of Auvergne, and earnestly prayed to be admitted there amongst the monks; and having soon after obtained the consent of his parents, he with joy renounced all worldly vanities to embrace religious poverty.  HIS EM...