Saint
Desiderius of Clermont
Saint of Clermont, venerated in the Western Church.
- Era
- 7th century
Life
Saint Desiderius of Clermont, hierarch (Désiré, Desideratus), was bishop of Clermont, in the Auvergne, in the 7th century. His episcopate probably began in 594 and ended in 615. He was buried in the church of Saint-Allyre. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church and, according to the same French source, by the Orthodox Church, and remembered on 11 February. Very little is known of his life.