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Saint

Herulph of Langres

Bishop of Langres

Founder of Ellwangen Abbey and Bishop of Langres, reposed in 785.

Feast
August 13old style August 26
Reposed
7858th century
Place
Langres

Life

Herulph of Langres became a monk at St Gall in Switzerland and in 764 founded the monastery of Ellwangen near Augsburg in Germany. He later became bishop of Langres in France. He reposed in the year 785. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 13 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 26 August of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day August 13