Saint
Elaphius of Chalons
Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne in Gaul, reposed around 580.
Life
Elaphius of Chalons was bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne in Gaul. He was sent as an envoy to Spain and wished to venerate the relics of Saint Eulalia at Mérida, but he reposed before reaching his destination, around the year 580. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
His commemoration falls on 19 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 1 September of the civil calendar.
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