Feb 192009
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Very pious in youth, and highly educated. Took the cowl in Normandy in 714. When his uncle Suaveric, bishop of Orleans, France, died, the clergy and faithful asked for Eucherius as his replacement. Eucherius fought the appointment, but finally agreed.
When Charles Martel confiscated Church property to finance his war against the Saracens, Eucherius protested. After his victory, Martel exiled the reluctant bishop to Cologne, Germany. There he was greeted enthusiastically, even receiving the position of distributor of the governor‘s alms, but finally retired to the monastery at Saint Trond.
Born
- at Orleans, France
- 20 February 743 of natural causes