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Agricola of Avignon
Bishop of Avignon
SaintFull write-upFrancePre-congregation
Feast: 2 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
620
Died
700
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Avignon in Provence, Saint Agricola, bishop, who, after leading the monastic life on the island of Lérins, was a help to Saint Magnus, his father, and succeeded him in the episcopate.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 2 September as a monk of Lérins who helped his father Saint Magnus and succeeded him as bishop of Avignon.
Connected on this site
- Veredemus Saint“He was a companion of Saint Giles and at the death of Saint Agricola of Avignon was chosen as bishop of Avignon.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2827148 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agricola of Avignon (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.