Saint Aigulphus of Lérins

Also known as

• Aigulf of Lérins
• Ayou of Lérins
• Ayoul of Lérins

Memorial

• 3 September

Profile

Benedictine monk at Fleury, France at age 20. Sent to Monte Cassino Abbey to obtain relics of Saint Benedict of Nursia. Abbot of the Abbey of Lérins c.670, instituting the Benedictine Rule there. Kidnapped and murdered with four of his brother monks by a group of men who objected to the growing influence of the Christian monks.

Born

• c.630 in Blois, France

Died

• martyred in 676 on a small island near Corsica, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aigulphus of Lerins”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aigulphus-of-lerins/>