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Vorles de Marcenay
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 16 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
591
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Vorles, born around 530 and died in 591, was a priest who lived in Burgundy. Known for his gift of bilocation, his feast is on 16 June.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Vorles de Marcenay (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
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Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Vorles' — 'Saint Vorles, curé à Marcenay (+ 591)' — the Burgundian priest famous for his gift of bilocation; feast 16 June, exactly as in the entry. Châtillon-sur-Seine keeps his relics in the church of Saint-Vorles.
- Wikidata Q3563117 — 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.