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Carileph of Anille
French hermit and catholic saint
SaintFull write-upFranciaPre-congregation
Feast: 1 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
541
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Saint-Calais in the territory of Le Mans in France, Saint Carileph, abbot.
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 1 July as an abbot of the monastery of Saint-Calais near Le Mans.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4209227 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Carilef (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.