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Guiraud
French bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 5 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1070
Died
1123
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Béziers in Gallia Narbonensis, now in France, Saint Guiraud, bishop, a man of wonderful honesty and simplicity, who, from being a canon regular, was raised against his will to the episcopate and in that dignity sought all the more the spirit of humility.
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 5 November as a canon regular made bishop of Béziers against his will, a man of wonderful honesty, simplicity and humility.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3819705 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Guiraud (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.