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Stapinus
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 6 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
700
Died
720
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Stapin, or Stephen, or even Estève, born in the 7th century at the hamlet of En Lanet near Dourgne and died around 720 at Dourgne, was a hermit who became Bishop of Carcassonne. Recognised as a saint, he is honoured on 6 August.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Saint Stapin (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (Conference des eveques de France) - Saint Stapin — Bishop of Carcassonne (+c.720), venerated at Dourgne and Ventenac-Cabardes; feast 6 August - matches the page; Nominis cites the archives of the diocese of Albi.
- Wikidata Q2332112 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.