Saint Aignan of Orléans

Also known as

• Agnan of Orléans
• Anianus of Orléans

Memorial

• 17 November

Profile

Born to the nobility, his parents were Hungarians who had fled to the Dauphine area of modern France to escape Arian persecutions. Lived as a hermit in a cave. Spiritual student of Saint Evurtius of Orléans. Priest. Monk. Abbot of the Saint Laurence Abbey in Orléans, France. Bishop of Orléans. Organized the defense of Orléans during the invasion of Attila the Hun, met with Attila and prevented him attacking the city in 451.

Born

• 358 at Vienne, France

Died

• 453 of natural causes
• in the 10th-century King Robert built a church in Orléans, France in Aignan’s honour, and his relics were enshrined in it
• relics destroyed by Calvinists in the 16th century

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Diocese of Orléans, France

Representation

• praying on the walls of Orléans, France with an army in the field near the city

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aignan of Orléans”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 July 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aignan-of-orleans/>