Saint Illidius
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- Also known as
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Allyre
Alyre
Allirol
Allirand
Allirot
Illide
Illidio
- Memorial
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7 July
5 June in Clermont, France
- Profile
- Fourth Bishop of Clermont (formerly Averna), Auvergne, France.
He worked to establish Clermont as a center of religious teaching and devotion in the region.
Cured the daughter of the Emperor Maximus at Trier.
Highly venerated by Saint Gregory of Tours.
The petrified mineral springs and Benedictine abbey in Clermont are named for him.
- Died
- 385 of natural causes;
relics at the ancient Benedictine abbey of Saint Allyre in the suburb of Clermont, France
- Patronage
- Clermont, France
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia: diocese of Clermont
For All the Saints
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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