Adhemar
cleric and martyr at Avignonet
Feast: 29 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Avignonet near Toulouse in France, Blessed William Arnaud and ten companions, who, united in the work of opposing the heresy of the Cathars, were arrested by a trick on account of their faith in Christ and their obedience to the Church of Rome, and died run through by the sword on the night of the Lord's Ascension, while they sang the Te Deum with one voice.
Among those named is Blessed Adhemar, a cleric.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 29 May among Blessed William Arnaud and ten companions, killed by the sword at Avignonet for their faith in Christ and their obedience to the Church of Rome.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- William Arnaud Blessed“At Avignonet near Toulouse in France, Blessed William Arnaud and ten companions, who, united in the work of opposing the heresy of the Cathars, were arrested by a trick on account of their faith in Christ and their obedience to the Church of Rome, and died run through by the sword on the night of the Lord's…” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.