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Liphardus
saint, a 6th c. lawyer in Orleans in France, who founded the monastery of Meung-sur-Loire
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 3 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
550
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Mehun-sur-Loire in the territory of Orléans, also in France, Saint Liphardus, priest, who led the life of a hermit in this place.
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 3 June as a priest who lived as a hermit at Meung-sur-Loire near Orléans.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1978722 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Liphardus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.