Feast February 6
Saint Vedast
Bishop, patron of Boulogne · Feast February 6
Biography
Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast or Saint Waast, Saint Gaston in French, and Foster in English was an early bishop in the Frankish realm. After the victory of Tolbiac Vedast helped instruct the Frankish king Clovis in the Christian faith of his wife, Queen Clotilde.
Feast day
February 6
Patronage
- Boulogne
- Saint-Omer
- France France
Birth date
c. 453
Death date
540
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q783972
Feast day of month
6