Saint
Avol
A saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
- Era
- 7th century
Life
Avol (Latin Avolus) was bishop of Clermont, in the Auvergne, in the 7th century. Our sources show only that his episcopate probably began in 615 and ended in 620; one of his archdeacons, Gallus, became bishop in 643. We have no data about a holy life, miracles, feast day or veneration; so we cannot say that he is venerated as a saint. He should not be confused with Avolus, the invented 4th-century bishop of Viviers.