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Fraimbault de Lassay
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 16 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
570
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Le Mans, in France, Saint Fraimbault, monk, who alternated the solitary life with the life of a monastic community.
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 16 August as a monk near Le Mans who alternated solitary and community life.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3080376 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.