Agobard
Spanish saint
Feast: 6 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Agobard of Lyon (c. 769 – 840) was a Spanish-born priest and archbishop of Lyon, during the Carolingian Renaissance. The author of multiple treatises, ranging in subject matter from the iconoclast controversy to Spanish Adoptionism to critiques of the Carolingian royal family, Agobard is best known for his critiques of Jewish religious practices and political power in the Frankish-Carolingian realm. He was succeeded by Amulo of Lyons.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- Nominis (French bishops' conference) — Saint Agobard — Archbishop of Lyon (+840), listed by Nominis at 6 June.
- Wikidata Q395171 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agobard (CC BY-SA)
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