SAINT
saint-helladius-of-auxerre
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Helladius of Auxerre was the bishop of Auxerre for thirty years from 357 until his death. St. Amator was converted to Christianity, ordained a deacon and tonsured by Helladius, which provides the earliest example of ecclesiastical tonsure mentioned in the religious history of France.
feast Day
05-08
patronages
- Auxerre
- France
death Date
387
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
8
