ADELPHUS of REMIREMONT, a grandson of St. Romaricus of Remiremont (8th December), whom he succeeded as Abbot of Remiremont in eastern Gaul. St. Adelphus reposed circa 670.

ÆMILIAN (EMILIAN), according to the oldest of records of the Church of Vercelli in Piedmont (north-western Italy), St. Æmilian was consecrated Bishop of Vercelli after living as a hermit for forty years. He reposed in 520, having lived to over 100 years of age. No further information seems to be extant.

ALMIRUS (ALMER, ALMIRE), a hermit at Gréez-sur-Roc in present-day north-western France. St. Almirus reposed circa 560.

DEINIOL (DANIEL) of BANGOR, very little is known of St. Deiniol’s life. He is considered the founding Abbot of Bangor Abbey (Gwynedd, north-western Wales), and thought to have been consecrated Bishop of Bangor by St. Dubricius of Wales (14th November). St. Deiniol reposed circa 584 and was buried on the Isle of Bardsey off the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. Following his repose, the cathedral at Bangor and several other churches in Wales were dedicated to his honour.

FELIX, REGULA, and EXUPERANTIUS of ZÜRICH, Martyrs of Zürich, St. Felix and his sister St. Regula along with their servant St. Exuperantius fled (circa 287) to Turicum (present-day Zürich, Switzerland) hoping to avoid the pursecutions going on during the reign of the Emperor Maximian (r. 286–305). Unfortunately, they were found and martyred.

LEUDINUS of TOUL (BODO), a member of Austrasian nobility and brother of St. Sadalberga (22nd September). St. Leudinus married, though he and his wife jointly decided to enter monastic life, with St. Leudinus receiving tonsure at the Abbey of St. Vincent (abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon) in Laon, Picardy (northern France). St. Leudinus rather reluctantly accepted his selection to be the sixteenth Bishop of Toul (north-eastern France), and as bishop founded the Abbey of Bonmoutier (abbaye de Bonmoutier) in Val-et-Châtillon (north-eastern France), the Abbey of St. Peter (abbaye Saint-Pierre d’Étival), in Étival-Clairefontaine (north-eastern France), and several others. St. Leudinus reposed circa 678.

PATIENS, Archbishop of Lyons (east-central France) from circa 456 until his repose circa 491, who according to his contemporary St. Sidonius Apollinaris (21st August), despite the austerity of his life, he made himself “all things to all men”. St. Patiens played an active role in fighting the heresies of his day, but is chiefly remembered for devoting all of his income to the poor. St. Patiens reposed circa 491.

PROTUS and HYACINTH of ROME, Martyrs of Rome, according to tradition SS. Protus and Hyacinth were brothers who served in the household of St. Eugenia of Rome (25th December), and had been baptized along with her. SS. Protus and Hyacinth were martyred circa 257 in Rome during the persecution of Christians under the Emperor Valerian (r. 253–260).

VINCENT of LEÓN, an Abbot of St. Claudius in León (north-western Spain) who was martyred by the Arian Visigoths. There is some disagreement about the date of his martyrdom, with some sources giving circa 554, and others circa 630 as the date.

ANATHALON of MILAN, according to Milanese tradition the first Bishop of Milan (north-west Italy) was the Apostle Barnabas (11th June), however, this tradition is of somewhat questionable veracity. There seems to be no historical doubt that St. Anathalon, a disciple of the Apostle Barnabas, did serve as the first Bishop of Milan, and exercised the functions of a bishop at Brescia and other parts of Lombardy (northern Italy). St. Anathalon is said to have reposed at Brescia whilst on an episcopal visitation in 61.

ANDOCHIUS, THYRSUS, and FELIX, Martyrs of Autun, St. Polycarp of Smyrna (23rd February) sent St. Andochius, a priest; and St. Thyrsus, a deacon; from Smyrna (present-day İzmir in Turkey) to Gaul. Landing at Marseille (south-eastern France) , they travelled to Lyons (east-central France), and settled at Autun, Burgundy (east-central France). There they were given lodging and assistance in their endeavours by St. Felix, a wealthy merchant from the East. All three were martyred in 179, and their relics were venerated throughout Gaul.

CHUNIALD and GISLAR, (Seventh Century), natives of Ireland who are said to have assisted St. Rupert of Salzburg (27th March) in his work to enlighten Bavaria (southern Germany) and present-day western Austria.

GERARD SAGREDO (GERARDO SAGREDO, SAGREDO GELLÉRT), an Italian monk from Venice who had a principal role in the conversion of Hungary where he served as the first Bishop of Csanád. When he first arrived in Hungary, St. Gerard served as tutor to St. Emeric of Hungary (4th November) the son of St. Stephen (16th August), King of Hungary (r. 997–1038). Soon St. Gerard went to live as a hermit at Bakonybél Abbey in present-day north-western Hungary. He was elevated to the See of Csanád circa 1030 and served as its Bishop until his martyrdom in 1046.

GEREMARUS (GERMER), a native of Beauvais in the north of modern-day France, who, with the consent of his wife, received monastic tonsure at the Abbey of Pental in present-day Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque in Normandy (north-western France), eventually serving as its Abbot. St. Geremarus resigned his abbacy following a revolt by his monks and went to live as a hermit in a nearby cave. In 655 St. Geremarus founded, and served as first Abbot of, what came to be called the Abbey of Fly (abbaye Saint-Germer-de-Fly), in Picardy (northern France). St. Geremarus reposed circa 658, his relics were initially enshrined at Beauvais Cathedral, but were translated to the Abbey of Saint-Germer-de-Fly in 1132.

RUSTICUS of CLERMONT, eighth Bishop of Clermont in Auvergne (south-central France) from 426 until his repose in 446. Nothing further is known of his life.

YSARN of ST. VICTOR (ISARNUS of TOULOUSE), a native of Toulouse (southern France) who served as an Abbot of the Abbey of Saint Victor (abbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille) in Marseille (south-eastern France), which flourished under his leadership. St. Ysarn was renowned for his care of criminals. He reposed in 1048.