Concorde de Saintes

Who they were

Concordio was a bishop of Saintes in south-western France, placed fourth in the list of the diocese's bishops, after Saint Vivien and before Pierre I. Almost nothing is known of his life, since the 'Acts' concerning him have been lost; he is thought to have lived toward the end of the fifth century, though the claim that he died between 510 and 520 cannot be confirmed, since Pierre I is already attested at Saintes in 511.

Tradition remembers him as a man of great piety and charity who cared for the poor and preached the Gospel with passion, and credits him with rediscovering the relics of Saint Eutrope, the first bishop of Saintes, hidden during the persecutions. His feast is kept on 25 February.

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

Fourth bishop of Saintes in the list of the diocese's early bishops; venerated despite the loss of any historical Acts about his life.