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Eucherius of Orléans
Bishop of Orleans
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 20 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
687
Died
738
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Sint-Truiden in Brabant in Austrasia, in present-day Belgium, the passing of Saint Eucherius, bishop of Orléans, who, forced into exile by King Charles Martel because of slanders spoken against him by envious men, found a devout refuge among the monks.
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 20 February as a bishop of Orléans exiled by Charles Martel who found refuge among monks.
Connected on this site
- Paul the Apostle Saint“Reading the letters of Paul the Apostle led Eucherius to seek the monastic life in 714, when he retired to the Abbey of Jumièges in the Diocese of Rouen.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1372209 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eucherius of Orléans (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.