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Also known as

• Clarus of Aquitaine
• Clarus of Lactoræ
• Clarus of Lectoure
• Chiaro…
• Clair…
• Clar…

Memorial

• 1 June (dioceses of Albi, Agen, Auch, Cahors, Tulle and Périgueux)
• 28 May (translation of relics to Tulle, France)
• 29 May (translation of relics to Puy, France)
• 1 July on some calendars
• 5 November on some calendars

Profile

Priest who emigrated from north Africa to Italy in the late 1st century, was consecrated as a bishop, and became a travelling preacher in the Aquitaine region. Bishop of Albi, France for three years. While preaching in Lactoræ, Novempopulania, Chiaro was ordered to honour an idol; he knocked it off its pedestal. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded in the early 2nd century in Lectoure, France
• some relics enshrined in Albi, France
• some relics enshrined in Lectoure, France
• some relics enshrined in Tulle, France
• some relics enshrined in Bordeaux, France
• some relics enshrined in Limoges, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• eyes; against eye problem (in Cologne-du-Gers, France)

MLA Citation

• “Saint Clarus of Aquitaine“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 May 2023. Web. 20 April 2024. <>