Saint Agobard

Memorial: 6 June
Profile: Refugee to France in his youth, escaping the Moorish invasions of Spain. Priest at Lyons, France. Archbishop of Lyons in 813. Deeply involved in the politics of his day. Wrote works on theology and the liturgy.
Born: c.769 in Spain
Died: 840 of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Print References: Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
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