Saint Gaucherius

Also known as

• Gaucher
• Gautier
• Gaultier
• Walter

Memorial

• 9 April

Profile

Hermit near Limousin, France, probably supporting himself as a wood cutter. Founder and abbot of the Augustinian canons regular monastery of Saint John at Aureil, Limousin. Friend and benefactor of Saint Stephen of Muret.

Born

• 1060 near Maulan, France

Died

• 9 April 1140 from injuries received in a fall in a riding accident near Limoges, France

Canonized

• 1194 by Pope Celestine III

Patronage

• wood cutters

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia - francais

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gaucherius“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 April 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>