Saint Agricola of Nevers (french: Agricole de Nevers; d. 594) was

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from 580 to 26 February 594.Nominis: Saint Agricole
Agricola was present at the

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in 581, the

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in 581, and the

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in 585.Duchesne, Louis (1910): ''Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule: II. L'Aquitaine et les Lyonnaises'', pp. 483-484, no. 5. Paris: Fontemoing He is venerated as a saint in the

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; his feast day is 26 February.

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{{Authority control 6th-century Frankish bishops Year of birth unknown 594 deaths Bishops of Nevers French saints