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Tetricus of Langres
6th-century Bishop of Langres
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 20 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
450
Died
573
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Tetricus of Langres (died 572/73) was Bishop of Langres from 539/40 until his death.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory of Langres Saint Parent, Father“Tetricus came from a noble Gallo-Roman senatorial family, his father was Gregory of Langres.” — Wikipedia
- Gregory of Tours Saint“According to Gregory of Tours, who was a later relative of Tetricus, the Merovingian king Chilperic I had a dream in which Tetricus, along with Agricola of Chalon-sur-Saône and Nicetius of Lyon appeared to the king.” — Wikipedia
- Nicetius of Lyon Saint“According to Gregory of Tours, who was a later relative of Tetricus, the Merovingian king Chilperic I had a dream in which Tetricus, along with Agricola of Chalon-sur-Saône and Nicetius of Lyon appeared to the king.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saint Tétrice — "Saint Tétrice — évêque de Langres (+ v. 572)" — matches the 6th-century bishop of Langres on the page.
- Wikidata Q9357671 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Tetricus of Langres (CC BY-SA)
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