Saint Agobard of Lyon

Memorial

• 6 June

Profile

Refugee to France in his youth, escaping the Moorish invasions of Spain. Priest at Lyon, France. Archbishop of Lyons in 813. Deeply involved in the politics of his day. Wrote works on theology and the liturgy.

Born

• c.769 in Spain

Died

• 840 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agobard of Lyon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 November 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agobard-of-lyon/>