Aspasius of Auch explained

Aspasius of Auch (; also Aspasius of Éauze; died 560) was a Christian leader of the 6th century canonized as a saint.

History

Aspasius was from Gascony, but left due to the invasion by the Goths.^[1] He was sent by Bishop Lupus of Sens to the region of Brie to proclaim the Christian faith.^[2] Aspasius served as the Bishop of Éauze (modern-day Auch, France). He participated in the Second, Third, and Fifth Councils of Orléans in 533, 541, and 549, and also held a provincial council in 551.^[3]

He is traditionally venerated in the French towns of Meaux and Melun. His feast day is January 2.^[4]

St. Aspasius is the patron saint of Melun.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Den salige Aspasius av Auch (-~560) . 2024-11-10 . Den katolske kirke . no.
2. Web site: Aspasius van Eauze . 2024-11-10 . www.heiligen.net.
3. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdjan.htm "January 2: Aspasius", Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=l-pwoTFp31kC&dq=Saint+Aspasius+of+Auch&pg=PA125 Bunson, Matthew and Bunson, Stephen. "Aspasius", Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2003
5. Book: Holweck, Frederick George . A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology . 1924 . B. Herder . en.