Saint Francoveus

Also known as

• Franchy

Memorial

• 16 May

Profile

Seventh-century monk in Saint Martin de la Bretonnière (modern Sainte Maire, Nièvre), France. Noted for the jealousy he caused by living strictly according the Benedictine Rule. When the abbey was destroyed, he lived as a hermit in the Nivernais region near Nevers, France.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Francoveus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 May 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-francoveus/>