Feast September 2
Agricola of Avignon
Bishop, patron of Avignon · Feast September 2
Biography
Saint Agricola of Avignon was a bishop of Avignon. According to tradition, Agricola ("farmer") was the son of Saint Magnus, also a bishop of the city.
Feast day
September 2
Patronage
Avignon
storks
invoked against the bubonic plague
misfortune of all kinds. Devotees prayed for his intercession for good weather
fine harvests
rain.
Birth date
c. 630 AD
Death date
c. 700 AD
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
9
Feast day of month
2