Saint Bobo of Provence

Also known as

• Beuvon of Provence

Memorial

• 22 May

Profile

Soldier who fought invading Saracens. Tired of a life of violence, he retired to live as a penitent hermit.

Died

• c.985 in Pavia, Italy of natural causes while on a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Bobo of Provence”. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bobo-of-provence/>