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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Syagrius of Nice

Bishop of Nice

Bishop of Nice, reposed in 787.

Feast
May 23old style June 5
Reposed
7878th century
Place
Nice
Order
Hierarchs

Life

Saint Syagrius of Nice (Siacre) was bishop of Nice in France and the founder and first abbot of the abbey of Saint-⁠Pons de Cimiez. He reposed in 787 or 788. He is commemorated on 23 May.

He had been a monk of Lérins and founded the abbey of Saint Pons between 775 and 777. Legend makes him a nephew of Charlemagne, but his dates do not allow this. His Life says that he was discreet, always active and full of zeal for the salvation of souls, and that he raised a child killed by a horse.

Commemorated the same day May 23