Saint Ildephonsus
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- Also known as
- Ildefonso
- Memorial
- 23 January
- Profile
- Spanish nobility.
Nephew of Saint Eugene of Toledo.
Studied at Seville under Saint Isidore of Seville.
Monk at Agli (Agalia) on the River Tagus near Toledo while still a young man.
Abbot at Agli.
Attended the Council of Toledo in 653 and 655.
Archbishop of Toledo in 657.
Responsible for the unification of the Spanish liturgy.
Noted writer, especially on Our Lady; only four of his works have survived.
Reported to have received an apparition of the Virgin Mary during which she presented him with a chalice.
- Born
- 607 at Toledo, Spain
- Died
- 667 of natural causes
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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