St. Yrieix (other)

	St. Yrieix (other) St. Yrieix is also known as St. Aredius. Saint-Yrieix is part of the name of several communes in France: * Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne, in the Creuse ''département'' * Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, in the Haute-Vienne ''département'' * Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat, in the Corrèze ''département'' * Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois, in the Creuse ''département'' * Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, in the Haute-Vienne ''département'' * Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente (; oc, Sent Iriès de Charanta) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. Population See also Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 364 communes of the Charente ... , in the Charente ''département'' {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aredius Aredius (c. 510–591), also known as Yrieix and Saint Aredius, was Abbot of Limoges and chancellor to Theudebert I, King of Austrasia in the 6th century. He founded the monastery of Attanum, and the various French communes called St. Yrieix are named after him. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Background Aredius was from a prominent Gallo-Roman family of Limoges. He was the son of a noble landowner, Jucundus, and his wife, Pelagia of Limoges. As a young boy he received his education from the abbot Sebastian of the monastery at Vigeois. As a young man, he was sent to the court of the Frankish king Theodebert I of Austrasia (534-48) at Trier. By 540 was appointed chancellor. Nicetius bishop of Trier persuaded Aredius to leave the dissolute life at court. According to Gregory of Tours, one day, while the clerics sang psalms in the church, a dazzling white dove, after flying around Aredius, landed on his head, as if to show that he was already filled with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne (; oc, Sent Iries la Montanha) is a Communes of France, commune in the Creuse Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also Communes of the Creuse department References Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (; oc, link=no, Sent Iriès, ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is significant as the first place where kaolin was found in France, a discovery of great importance to French porcelain manufacturers. Its name refers to Saint Yrieix (Aredius). Inhabitants are known as ''Arédiens''. Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges. Population See also Communes of the Haute-Vienne department The following is a list of the 195 communes of the Haute-Vienne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Vienne {{HauteVienne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat (; oc, Sent Iries lo Desjalat) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Etymology Saint Yrieix (Aredius), who died in 591, was a contemporary of Gregory of Tours. In Attanum he founded a monastery that is the source of the walled city of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. He went to the tomb of St. Julien Brioude and brought the relics, and he went very often to pray at the tomb of St. Martin at Tours. He also built churches in honor of various saints he had gone for the relics. Under the French Revolution, to follow a decree of the Convention, the town changed its name to Yrieix le Déjalat. Mayors Population Sights * Site de Franchesse * Maison-Forte de Montamar * Cascades des Pradeleix * Croix sur la place (I.S.) See also Communes of the Corrèze department The following is a list of the 279 communes of the Corrèze department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois (; oc, Sent Iriès lo Bòsc) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Population See also * Communes of the Creuse department References Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe () is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. The writer Jean Colombier, winner of the 1990 edition of the Prix Renaudot was born in Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe in 1945. See also Communes of the Haute-Vienne department The following is a list of the 195 communes of the Haute-Vienne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):List of works by Henri Chapu References Communes of Haute-Vienne {{HauteVienne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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