Skip to content
Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Ansbert of Rouen

Archbishop of Rouen

A monk and later Archbishop of Rouen, reposed around 700.

Feast
February 9old style February 22
Reposed
6957th century
Place
Rouen
Order
Hierarchs

Life

Holy Hierarch Ansbert of Rouen was a Frankish monk, abbot and bishop of Rouen in France. Wikipedia gives his death as around 695, our record around 700. He is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox and in the Roman Catholic Church. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 9 February (new calendar).

Commemorated the same day February 9