Volusianus of Tours
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Saint Volusianus ((French) Saint Volusien) was the seventh Bishop of Tours, from 491 to 498. He came from a rich and pious senatorial family, and was a close relative of his predecessor Saint Perpetuus. He was deprived of his see by the Visigoths, exiled to Toulouse, and perhaps martyred. His feast day is January 18. He is the patron saint of Foix.
[edit] References
- History of the Franks, book X, Gregory of Tours.
[edit] External link
- (German) Biography of Saint Volusianus
- (French) Saint Volusien
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.