Saint Carilefus of Anisole

Memorial
1 July
Profile
Grew up at the Menat monastery, Riom, France. Friend of Saint Avitus. Ordained at Micy abbey. Hermit at Maine. His reputation for holiness attracted so many would-be students that he founded a monastery for them at Anisole, Maine, and served as its first abbot.
Born
Auvergne, France
Died
536 of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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