Saint Desiderius of Langres

Memorial

• 23 May

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Bishop of Langres, France. Killed by Vandal invaders while trying to negotiate with them for the people in his diocese. Martyr.

Born

• 407 in Genoa, 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 Desiderius of Langres”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 May 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-desiderius-of-langres/>