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Aquilinus of Évreux
Frankish bishop and hermit
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 19 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
620
Died
695
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Évreux, also in France, Saint Aquilinus, bishop, who, as tradition says, was a soldier devoted to good works and, having made a vow of continence with his wife's consent, was finally elected bishop of this see.
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 19 October as a bishop of Évreux who, tradition says, had been a soldier devoted to good works.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2718588 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aquilinus of Évreux (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.