Saint Friard

Memorial

• 1 August

Profile

Hermit on the island of Vindomitte, France. Friend of Saint Secundel. When tormented for his piety, a cloud of wasps attacked his tormenters; when Friard prayed for them, the wasps left.

Born

• 511 at Bresne, France

Died

• 577 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against fear of wasps
• against spheksophobia
• spheksophobics

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Friard“. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 February 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>