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 ...

from 612 to 624. His

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 ...

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 A courtier () is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the official r ...

, 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 A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

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.

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 Fouzo ...

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 ...

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 {{saint-stub