Saint Claudius of Besançon

Also known as

• Claude of Besançon

Memorial

• 6 June

Profile

Priest. Monk. Abbot of Condat, Jura; his house later became known as Saint-Claude. Bishop of Besançon, France in 685. He resigned his see in 692 to return to life as a cloistered monk at Saint Oyand-de-Joux Abbey. Known for his love as literature.

Born

• in Franche-Comté, France

Died

• c.699

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Franche-Comté, France
• wood turners

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Claudius of Besançon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 June 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-claudius-of-besancon/>