Aquilinus of Évreux

Statue of Saint Aquilin (Aquilin d'Evreux)

Saint Aquilinus (French: Aquilin) (ca. 620–695) was a Frankish bishop and hermit. Born in Bayeux, he had been a warrior in the service of Clovis II and married in 660 at Chartres.[1] He moved to Évreux with his wife, and both cared for the poor and sick in this town. In 670, he was named bishop of the city, but Aquilinus preferred to live as a hermit. His feast day is 19 October.[1]

See also

  • Saints portal
  • Conrad of Piacenza, beatified married hermit
  • Gummarus, married hermit saint
  • Poustinia

References

  1. ^ a b Matthew Bunson, Stephen Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints (Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2003), 118.
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