Feast February 1
Saint Severus of Avranches
Religious, patron of against fever · Feast February 1
Biography
Severus of Avranches was born to a poor peasant family in France. According to historian Georges Goyau, Severus was a sixth century shepherd, "...who was perhaps Bishop of Avranches"
Feast day
February 1
Patronage
- against fever
- against migraine
- drapers
- fever
- hatmakers
- hatters
- migraine
- milliners
- silk workers
- weavers
- wool manufacturers
- wool weavers
Death date
c. 690
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q4411994
Feast day of month
1