Lambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was

Bishop of Vence The former French Catholic diocese of Vence existed until the French Revolution. Its see was at Vence in Provence, in the modern department of Alpes Maritimes. After the Concordat of 1801, the territory of the diocese passed to the diocese of Ni ...

. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at

Bauduen Bauduen () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. See also * Communes of the Var department * Lac de Sainte-Croix The Lake of Sainte-Croix (french: lac de Sainte-Croix) is a man-mad ...

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, in 1084. He lost his mother at birth and was raised at the age of twelve years by the

Benedictine , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

monks of Lérins. He was appointed

in 1114, and remained in the see until his death in 1154. During his episcopate he sent to

relics of St Véran for whom he had great reverence. The relics of Lambert are still enshrined in

Vence Vence (; oc, Vença) is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, north of Nice and Antibes. Ecclesiastical history The first known Bishop of Vence is Severu ...

.Lambert Péloguin of Vence
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert of Vence French Roman Catholic saints 12th-century Christian saints 1154 deaths French Benedictines 1084 births