Aspasius of Melun

Aspasius of Melun (in French Aspais, Aspace) was bishop of Melun, in office from 549(?) and died in 550 or 573, according to the German source. He is counted among the saints and is the patron of the town of Melun. His commemoration is on 2 January. The name Saint-⁠Aspais is found in several names of church, school and social buildings and institutions today, and the church of Saint-⁠Aspais in Melun is dedicated to him. Aspasius of Melun may be identical with Aspasius of Auch, but some sources list the two separately; and the dating is likewise not conclusive. The archive record calls him a monk, and the German source a bishop. A saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.