Saint Agricola
- Also known as
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Aregl
Agrele
- Memorial
- 17 March
- Profile
- Son of a Gallo-Roman senator.
Bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 532; ruled his see for 48 years.
Friend of Saint Gregory of Tours who wrote glowingly of him.
Known for his simple, austere personal life, and his devotion to the spiritual lives of his flock.
- Born
- c.497
- Died
- 580 at Chalon-sur-Saône, France of natural causes
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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