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Hieromartyr

Vigilius of Auxerre

Bishop of Auxerre

Bishop of Auxerre, slain around 685.

Feast
March 11old style March 24
Reposed
6857th century
Place
Auxerre
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Hieromartyr Vigilius of Auxerre succeeded Palladius (661) as Bishop of Auxerre in France. By order of the mayor of the palace he was murdered in a forest near Compiègne in the year 685. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 11 March (new calendar).

Commemorated the same day March 11