Eucherius of Orléans

Holy Hierarch Eucherius of Orléans (born around 687) was a nephew of Suavaric, bishop of Auxerre and then of Orléans. Reading the epistles of the Apostle Paul drew him to monastic life, and in 714 he withdrew to the monastery of Jumièges near Rouen. In 721, after his uncle's death, he was elected Bishop of Orléans, though he did not wish it, and he opposed the seizure of church lands by Charles Martel. For this he was exiled in 737 to Cologne, where he became very popular, and then to Liège. He spent the rest of his life at the monastery of Saint Trond near Maastricht, and he reposed on 20 February 743. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 20 February (new calendar).