Abbo of Auxerre
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Abbo of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre.
He had been a monk, and later abbot, of the Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, and succeeded his brother Heribald of Auxerre as bishop of Auxerre. He resigned from the see in 859. He assisted in the synod of Poncy in 860, and died on December 3 of that year. He is not listed in the Roman Martyrology
, the official but incomplete list of saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
. His biography is included in Les Petits Bollandistes
.
He had been a monk, and later abbot, of the Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, and succeeded his brother Heribald of Auxerre as bishop of Auxerre. He resigned from the see in 859. He assisted in the synod of Poncy in 860, and died on December 3 of that year. He is not listed in the Roman Martyrology
Roman Martyrology
The Roman Martyrology is the official martyrology of the Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. It provides an extensive but not exhaustive list of the saints recognized by the Church.-History:...
, the official but incomplete list of saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. His biography is included in Les Petits Bollandistes
Les Petits Bollandistes
Les Petits Bollandistes is a 17 volume collection of lives of the saints by Paul Guerin, published in Paris in 1865.-References:Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saint. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924....
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Books
- Holweck, F. G.Frederick George HolweckFrederick George Holweck was a German-American Roman Catholic priest and scholar, hagiographer and church historian.-Life:...
, A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1924.