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Florus
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 1 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
389
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Florus (French: Saint Flour) (died c. 389) was the legendary first bishop of Lodève. He evangelised in Languedoc and the Auvergne, and was martyred in about 389.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Odilo of Cluny Saint“His tomb was the origin of a monastery, re-founded in the 11th century by Saint Odilo of Cluny, fifth abbot of Cluny.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Florus' — Saint Flour, reckoned the first bishop of Lodève and apostle of the Auvergne; his tomb gave rise to the monastery refounded by St Odilo of Cluny and to the town and diocese of Saint-Flour, of which he is the patron. Feas
- Wikidata Q3074419 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Florus of Lodève (CC BY-SA)
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.