Philip Berruyer
French archbishop and saint
Feast: 10 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Philip Berruyer (died 1260 of natural causes) was bishop of Orléans in 1234, and then archbishop of Bourges from 1236 until his death. He was responsible for overseeing much of the building work on Bourges Cathedral, though the identity of the architect or chief mason is unknown.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Catholic Encyclopedia — Bourges (archdiocese), on Philip Berruyer — Archbishop of Bourges 1236-1261, nephew of St William of Donjon; chosen by St Louis IX to consecrate the lower chapel of the Sainte-Chapelle in 1248, and canonised in 1267 by Clement IV at Louis IX's request. Feast 9/10
- Wikidata Q2087530 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Philip Berruyer (CC BY-SA)
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