Ageranus

Saint Ageranus (Ayran, Ayrman) was a Benedictine monk at Bèze in Burgundy, France, and was killed by the Norse in 888. He is commemorated on 21 May.

The monastery of Bèze had been founded in 630 and at first followed the rule of Saint Columban; in 826, at the urging of Bishop Alberic of Langres, it adopted the Rule of Saint Benedict. In 888, when the Vikings invaded Burgundy, the monastery was attacked. Most of the monks escaped, but Ageranus remained with four other monks, Genesius, Bernard (or Gerard), Sifiard and Rodron, with the young Adalaric and with the priest Ansuinus. They refused to renounce their faith and all died as martyrs defending the altar.