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Also known as

• Avit
• Avito
• Avy

Memorial

• 17 June

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Monk at the Menat monastery in Auvergne, France. Abbot of the Micy monastery near Orléans, France. Hermit in area of Perche, France. His reputation for holiness led to would-be spiritual students to gather around his shack. Eventually there were so many that they were led to build a new monastery where Avitus served as abbot.

Died

• c.530

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• in France
  • Orléans
  • Perche

MLA Citation

• “Saint Avitus of Perche“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 February 2024. Web. 20 April 2024. <>