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Boetharius
French bishop of Chartres
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Born
550
Died
623
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Chartres in Neustria, also in France, Saint Boetharius, bishop.
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 August as a bishop of Chartres.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4937240 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Boetharius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.