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Saint

Regulus of Reims

Archbishop of Reims

A monk of Rebais, later Archbishop of Reims and founder of Orbais Abbey, reposed in 698.

Feast
September 3old style September 16
Reposed
6987th century
Place
Rheims

Life

Saint Regulus of Reims was first a monk at Rebais in France, beside Saint Philibert. Around 670 he succeeded Saint Nivard as Archbishop of Reims, and in 680 he founded the monastery of Orbais. He reposed in the year 698.

He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 3 September (new style, Western calendar). He is not to be confused with Saint Regulus of Africa, a martyr in Tuscany, remembered on 1 September.

Commemorated the same day September 3