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Étienne d'Apt
Roman Catholic bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 6 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
975
Died
1046
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Apt in Provence, also in France, Saint Étienne, bishop, outstanding for his gentleness, who went twice as a pilgrim to Jerusalem and devoted himself to rebuilding the cathedral.
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 6 November as a gentle bishop of Apt who twice went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and rebuilt the cathedral.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2381014 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.