Saint
Elias of Conques
Saint honored at Conques in France; the sources preserve few details about him.
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- Feast
- December 30old style January 12
- Era
- unknown
Life
Elias of Conques was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the ninth century. According to the Czech Wikipedia he entered the abbey of Sainte-Foy at Conques and was elected abbot. Around 838 King Pepin I of Aquitaine gave him land on which he had a new monastery built at Conques. He died around the year 900. He is remembered on 30 December (new style).
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