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WILLIAM, BISHOP OF NEVERS - 21 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 21st of May WILLIAM, BISHOP OF NEVERS William (Guilielmus), Bishop of Nevers (Nivernum) in France, bears the suffix "of Saint Lazarus". He distinguished himself by his extraordinary love for the poor, and found many opportunities to come to their assistance as bishop. Galesinius mentions his name among the 'saints'. Indeed, on important holidays, his burial place used to be solemnly incensed. He died May 21, 1221 . (Mart. I. 359) Bishop William is also commemorated on March 5. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, pp. 569-70) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations