Saint Aper of Sens

Also known as

• Apre of Sens
• Aprus of Sens
• Avre of Sens
• Epvre of Sens
• Evre of Sens

Memorial

• 5 December

Profile

First priest in 7th century LaTerrasse, diocese of Grenoble, France. After years of bickering among his parishioners and slander from every corner, he retired to live as a hermit at LaChambre, diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France. Built a cell for private prayers, and a nursing home to care for the poor. Spiritual director of a man later known as Aprunculus (little wild boar). The town of Saint-Avre, France grew up around the cloister.

Name Meaning

• wild boar (= aper)

Born

• Sens, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aper of Sens”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 November 2009. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aper-of-sens/>