Saint Clair

Also known as

• Clarus

Memorial

• 8 November

Profile

Wealthy citizen of Tours, France; he gave up his wealth and position to become a monk at Marmoutier Abbey in Tours. Spiritual student of Saint Martin of Tours. Friend of Saint Sulpicius Severus and Saint Paulinus of Nola. Priest. Lived his later years as a hermit near the abbey.

Born

• Tours, France

Died

• c.397 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Clair”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 October 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-clair/>