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Walric, abbot of Leuconay

Roman Catholic saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 12 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

565

Died

619

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Walaric, Valery in modern French, was a Christian monk born in 565 (d. 619 AD) and founder of the monastery of Leuconay, known today as Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. He was a follower of Columbanus, who founded monastic communities throughout Merovingian Gaul and continental Europe during the seventh century.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Butler's Lives of the Saints, 1 April; Santi e Beati — "San Valerico di Lauconne (Valerio di Leuconay), Abate, Auvergne 565 - Lauconne 619"; Butler: "ST WALARICUS, or VALÉRY, Abbot (c. a.d. 620)".
Wikidata Q1972421 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Walaric (CC BY-SA)

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