Virgilius of Arles

Holy Hierarch Virgilius of Arles died around the year 610 and was Archbishop of Arles in Gaul. According to a life written in the eighth century he was born in a village of Aquitaine, was a monk and abbot of Lérins, and then Bishop of Arles, where he built a basilica of Saint Stephen and another of the Saviour. According to Gregory of Tours he was first abbot of Saint-⁠Symphorien at Autun. He is believed to have consecrated Saint Augustine Archbishop of Canterbury. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 5 March (new calendar).