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Sacerdos of Limoges
French saint
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Feast: 5 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
670
Died
720
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Limoges in the region of Aquitaine, in France, Saint Sacerdos, who was first a monk and abbot, then bishop, and finally chose to lead the monastic life.
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 May as a monk and abbot who became bishop and finally chose the monastic life again.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2560586 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sacerdos of Limoges (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.