Feast May 20 Name Austregisilus Austregisilus | Died 624 AD | |
Venerated in Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church Attributes portrayed as a knight on horseback, sometimes with a religious habit over his armor; a man falls from a horse in front of him | ||
Saint Austregisilus (Outril(le), Aoustrille) (died 624) was bishop of Bourges from 612 to 624. His feast day is 20 May.
Life
A native of Bourges, he was educated as a courtier, he became an attendant at the Court of King Gontram at Chalon-sur-Saone. However, Austregisilus was desirous to become a monk and entered the abbey of Saint-Nizier at Lyon, where he became abbot. He was elected bishop of Bourges in 612.
He ordained Sulpitius the Pious. Saint Amand studied under him.
The villages of Saint-Outrille and Saint-Aoustrille are named after him.
References
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