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Eustache de Fly
SaintFranceCisterciansPre-congregation
Born
1178
Died
1211
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Eustace of Fly, one of the Saints Eustace, was a French Benedictine religious of the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Abbot of Saint-Germer-de-Fly, he owes his renown to his work as a preacher.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Eustache de Fly (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (French bishops' conference) - Saint Eustache, Abbe de Fly (+ 1211) — Cistercian abbot of Flay/Fly, secretary of Bishop Philippe de Dreux of Beauvais, preacher against the Albigensians, d. 1211 - matches exactly.
- Wikidata Q3061068 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.