Venerable
Franchy
A holy monk of Gaul.
- Feast
- May 16old style May 29
- Era
- 7th century
- Place
- France
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Franchy (Francoveus) was a monk of the seventh century at the monastery of Saint-Martin de la Bretonnière in France, where he suffered from the jealousy of others. When the monastery was destroyed, he lived as a hermit in the Nivernais. He is commemorated on 16 May.
Commemorated the same day May 16
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Nicholas MystikosSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleMay 16
Alexander of JerusalemHieromartyr · Bishop of JerusalemMay 16Theodore the SanctifiedVenerable · Successor of St. PachomiusMay 16
Honoratus of AmiensSaint · Bishop of AmiensMay 16
Peregrine of AuxerreHieromartyr · First Bishop of AuxerreMay 16
Vukašin MandrapaNew Martyr · Elder of KlepciMay 16
PossidoniusSaintMay 16
Ephraim of PerekomVenerable · Founder of Perekom MonasteryMay 16
Musa of RomeVenerable · Virgin of RomeMay 16Vincent KrdžićSaint · Metropolitan of SkopjeMay 16