Basolus

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Basolus (Basle) (c.555-c.620) was a French Benedictine and hermit[1]. He was born near Limoges, and then became a monk near Verzy. He spent 40 years as a hermit on a hill near Reims.

Image of Saint Basle (Church at Vittel)
Image of Saint Basle (Church at Vittel)

St-Basle Abbey near Verzy was later named for him. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint[2], feast day November 26[3].

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  1. ^ St. Basolus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
  2. ^ Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
  3. ^ http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=007A6t

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