Saint Austregisilus (Outril(le), Aoustrille) (died 624) was
bishop of Bourges
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Bituricensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bourges'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of Ch ...
from 612 to 624. His
feast day
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is 20 May.
Life
A native of
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry.
History
The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
, he was educated as a
courtier
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, he became an attendant at the Court of King Gontram at Chalon-sur-Saône.
[Monks of Ramsgate. “Austrogisilus”. ''Book of Saints'', 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 August 2012]
/ref> However, Austregisilus wanted to become a monk
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and entered the abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns.
The conce ...
of Saint-Nizier at Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
, where he became abbot. He was elected bishop of Bourges in 612.
He ordained Sulpitius the Pious
Sulpitius (or Sulpicius) the Pious (; died 17 January 644) was a 7th-century bishop of Bourges and saint.
Life
According to his ''Vita'', Sulpitius was born at Vatan (Diocese of Bourges), of noble parents, before the end of the sixth century. ...
. Saint Amand
Amandus ( 584 – 679), commonly called Saint Amand, was a bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht and one of the great Christian missionaries of Flanders. He is venerated as a saint, particularly in France and Belgium.
Life
The chief source of details ...
studied under him.[Campbell, Thomas (1907). "St. Amandus", ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.]
The villages of Saint-Outrille
Saint-Outrille () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is named after the 7th century Saint Austregisilus.
Geography
An area of farmland, forests and a village suburb on the left bank of the Fouzon r ...
and Saint-Aoustrille
Saint-Aoustrille () is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
It is named after the 7th-century Saint Austregisilus.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre department
The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indr ...
are named after him.
References
External links
Saint of the Day, May 20: ''Austregisilus of Bourges''
at ''SaintPatrickDC.org''
624 deaths
7th-century Frankish bishops
Bishops of Bourges
Year of birth unknown
7th-century Frankish saints
Colombanian saints
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