Aredius
6th-century French abbot and Christian saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the abbot who founded Saint-Yrieix monastery. For the bishop of Gap, see Aredius of Gap. For other places also called Saint-Yrieix, see St. Yrieix (disambiguation).
Aredius,[lower-alpha 1] also Yrieix, Abbé d'Attanum and Arède d'Atane (c. 510 – 25 August 591, at Saint-Yrieix in the Haute-Vienne), was chancellor to Theudebert I, king of Austrasia, and later Abbot of Attane (or Atane, Latin: Attanum). He founded the monastery of Attane, which was renamed after his death Saint-Yrieix in his honour. The town at the site became known as Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. Several other French communes are also called Saint-Yrieix after him.
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Saint Aredius | |
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Abbot of Attane | |
Born | c. 510 Limoges, France |
Died | 25 August 591
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Canonized | Pre-congregation |
Feast | 25 August |
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He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches; his feast day is commemorated on the date of his death, 25 August.