Yves or Evodius, Lisoie, Yvoire, or Evodius, was an early

bishop of Rouen The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Arc ...

. He is considered to be a

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by the

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with a

feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ...

celebrated on 8 October. There is a legend that relates a fire that would turn off when "wet with tears f hisprayers." The only place in France dedicated and named after him is the Abbey Church of St. Yved in Braine, but the Master of the Rouen Cathedral is known today as '' St. Evodius Master''. He died in 422 in

Andelys Les Andelys (; Norman language, Norman: ''Les Aundelys'') is a Communes of France, commune in the northern French Departments of France, department of Eure, in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy. Geography It lies on the Seine, about nor ...

, but his tomb is in the grounds of the

Rouen Cathedral Rouen Cathedral (french: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of the Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. It is famous for its three towers, each in ...

.Dictionnaire raisonné de l’architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Vol 8, Symétrie To protect the relics from the Norman invasions, they were transported in the 9th century to the fort of Braine, but in the 19th century were reinterred in Rouen Cathedral under the authority of Cardinal Bonnechose, archbishop of Rouen.

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