Saint Severus of Avranches

Memorial: 1 February
Profile: Born to a poor peasant family. Shepherd in his youth. Priest. Monk. Abbot. Bishop of Avranches. In his later years, he resigned his see and returned to monastic life.
Born: at Cotentin, Normandy, France
Died: c.690 of natural causes
relics at Rouen, France
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: against fever
against migraine
drapers
hatmakers
hatters
milliners
silk workers
weavers
wool manufacturers
wool weavers
Representation: bishop with a horse nearby
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