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Eustadius von Mesmont
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Born
450
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Eustadius of Mesmont, born at Mesmont in Burgundy at the end of the 5th century and died at Dijon in the 6th century, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, the first abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Bénigne in Dijon.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Eustade de Mesmont (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis (Conference des eveques de France) - Saint Eustade — First abbot of the abbey of Saint-Benigne at Dijon (c.525-535), great-uncle of Gregory of Tours; buried beside Saint Benignus. He has his own entry in Nominis, the French bishops' conference saints database.
- Wikidata Q22210871 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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