Saint Aper

Also known as: Avre
Memorial: 5 December
Profile: First priest in 7th century LaTerrasse, diocese of Grenoble. After years of bickering among his parishioners and slander from every corner, he retired to live as a hermit at LaChambre, diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Spiritual director of a man later known as Aprunculus (little boar).
Name Meaning: wild boar (= aper)
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
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