Géric

Géric (Géry, Guerri, Juéry) was archbishop of Sens at the turn of the 7th and 8th centuries, who died around 708, and is a popular saint. He is sometimes called "of Tonnerre" and may have been count of Tonnerre. He is venerated in the Western Church.

His origin is unknown. He is mentioned in the Life of Ebbon, his successor, written long after the latter's death. Abbé Cornat (1855) held that he belonged to the first comital family of Tonnerre. He succeeded Wulfran (who died around 720, though he seems to have yielded his see during his lifetime), in the time of Pepin of Herstal. His name appears, "mutilated", in an act of Agirard, bishop of Chartres, dated 696 to 697, dates retained for the beginning of his episcopate. As metropolitan of Sens he was the first to take the title of archbishop of Sens. A regional dictionary says that before withdrawing to Saint-⁠Pierre-⁠le-⁠Vif at Sens he may have been count of Tonnerre. According to the Life of Ebbon he was Ebbon's uncle; Ebbon succeeded him in the see around 710 or 711.

He is commemorated on 20 and 29 March, according to the record. The dates are approximate and come from late sources.