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Venerable

Lupicinus of Condat

Abbot in the Jura Mountains

Abbot in the Jura Mountains, brother of Romanus of Condat, founder of abbeys at Saint-⁠Claude.

Feast
March 21old style April 3
Reposed
4865th century
Place
Saint-⁠Claude

Life

Venerable Lupicinus of Condat (also called Lupicinus of Lauconne or Lupicinus of Jura) was an abbot in the Jura mountains and died around the year 486. He was the brother of Romanus of Condat. He is commemorated on 21 March.

He is known as a founder of abbeys at Saint-⁠Claude in the Jura mountains (later the Condat Abbey) and at Lauconne (now Saint-⁠Lupicin), where he was also buried.

He should not be confused with Lupicinus of Lipidiaco, in Gaul (died 500), who is also venerated as a saint.

Commemorated the same day March 21