Saint Castor of Apt

Memorial

• 2 September

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May have been the brother of Saint Leontius of Frejus; records are unclear. May have been a lawyer. Layman, married to a wealthy widow from Marseilles, France. With mutual consent, both he and his wife entered religious life. Founded the Monanque monastery in Provence (in modern France). Abbot. Bishop of Apt, Gaul (in modern France). Saint John Cassian wrote De Institutis Coenobiorum at Castor’s request.

Born

• Nîmes, France

Died

• c.420 of natural causes
• relics in the cathedral of Apt, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Apt, France

Additional Information

• Catholic Online
• For All The Saints
• Orthodox Church of Avignon
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Castor of Apt”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 August 2010. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-castor-of-apt/>