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Venerable

Condedus

A hermit at Fontaine-⁠de-⁠Saint-⁠Valéry in Gaul, who reposed around 690.

Feast
October 21old style November 3
Reposed
6907th century
Place
Fontaine-⁠de-⁠Saint-⁠Valéry

Life

Holy Venerable Condedus (also called Condé or Condède) was born in England and lived around 690 in northern France. He is a saint of the undivided Church.

He was first a hermit at Fontaine-⁠de-⁠Saint-⁠Valéry. Hearing of the monastery of Fontenelle, he joined it as a monk, and later preached Christ while living on an island in the Seine near Caudebec.

He is commemorated on 21 October, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).

Commemorated the same day October 21