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Pardulphus
Frankish Benedictine abbot
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 6 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
657
Died
737
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Guéret in the territory of Limoges in Aquitaine, now in France, Saint Pardulphus, abbot, who, known for the holiness of his life, is said to have put to flight from his cloister the Saracens defeated by King Charles Martel.
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 6 October as an abbot at Guéret known for the holiness of his life.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1282785 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pardulphus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.