No likeness on file
Georges du Velay
SaintDate unknown
Born
—
unknown
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not on record
Who they were
Saint George of Le Puy is the first bishop of the Velay to be honoured as a saint. According to a medieval legend he was one of the 72 disciples of the Lord and, like Saint Front of Périgueux, came to evangelise Gaul. His feast is 10 November.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Georges du Velay (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 (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Georges du Puy' — 'Saint Georges du Puy — l'évêque du Velay le plus honoré': the first bishop of the Velay honoured as a saint, held in legend to be one of the seventy-two disciples sent to evangelise Gaul; feast 10 November.
- Wikidata Q3103717 — 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.