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William Tempier
French Roman Catholic bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upKingdom of FrancePre-congregation
Feast: 29 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1101
Died
1197
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Poitiers in Aquitaine, in France, Saint William Tempier, bishop, a prudent and resolute man; he defended the Church entrusted to him from the abuses of the nobles and reformed morals, himself offering the example of a blameless 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 29 March as a bishop of Poitiers who defended his Church from the nobles and reformed morals by his own blameless example.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3779027 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.