Agricola of Avignon
Deceased Person
0630 – 0700
Who was Agricola of Avignon?
Saint Agricola of Avignon was a bishop of Avignon. According to tradition, Agricola was the son of Saint Magnus, also a bishop of the city.
At the age of sixteen, he was professed a monk at the Abbey of Lérins. However, at the age of thirty, he was summoned by his father Magnus to Avignon, where he was appointed coadjutor. When his father died in 660, he succeeded as bishop. He built a church in the city that was staffed by the monks of Lérins. He built a convent for Benedictine nuns. He was a well-known preacher, and famous for his charity and defense of the poor and sick against civil authorities.
He died of natural causes and was succeeded by Saint Veredemus.
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- Born
- 0630
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Lived in
- Avignon
- Died
- 0700
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on July 23, 2013
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