Saint Acharius of Tournai

Also known as

• Acharius of Noyon
• Acharius of Luxeuil
• Achaire of….

Memorial

• 27 November

Profile

Monk at Luxeuil Abbey in Burgundy (in modern France) under the direction of Saint Eustace. Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in 621. Helped the missionary work of Saint Amandus of Maastricht. Worked to have Saint Omen named bishop of Thérouanne.

Died

• 640 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Acharius”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 November 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-acharius/>