ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 20th of July WELCOME! SAINT RURICIUS, BISHOP OF LIMOGES Saint Ruricius I and Saint Ruricius II (20th and 21st July, 25th September, 17th October) are two bishops of the same name. Saint Ruricius I , also spelled Roricius and Ruricus , was born c. 430 of a Gallic family. He was married, his wife's name was Iberia; both spouses competed with one another in all works of piety and mercy in accordance with the Gospel. In 484, Ruricius was appointed bishop of his hometown. His pious death occurred in 507, when he was about to attend the Council of Agde. Before the French Revolution, his feast was always solemnly celebrated on September 20th with the exhibition of his relics in the Church of St Augustine. The saint is said to have built and consecrated this church and the churchyard around it, and to have appointed canons to serve it. From the Limoges Liturgical Calendar * for 1832, we see that the saint's feast is now celebrat...