Aprus of Sens
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Saint Aprus was a 7th century French
France
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 priest and hermit
Hermit
A hermit is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the Old Testament .In the...

. He is the namesake of Saint-Avre
Saint-Avre
Saint-Avre is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

. A native of Sens
Sens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...

, he was a hermit near La Chambre
La Chambre
La Chambre is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

 and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....

. He founded a refuge for pilgrims and the poor in the village named after him.

His feast day is December 5.

External links

  • http://www.katolsk.no/biografi/aprusens.htm
  • http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=007HMJ
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