Saint Deodatus of Nevers

detail of a stained glass window of Saint Deodatus of Nevers; 1900 by the Ott Brothers; nave of Saint Peter's Church, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, Bourg-Bruche, France; photographed on 28 September 2015 by Ralph Hammann; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsAlso known as

  • Adeodate
  • Deodato
  • Didier
  • Die
  • DieuDonne
  • Donato

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Monk. Founder of Ebersheimmunster, near Strasbourg, France, served as its first abbot. Bishop of Nevers, France c.655. Attended the synod of Sens in 657. Founded Valde-Galilee-Jointures Abbey c.660. Late in life he retired to live as a prayerful hermit in the Vosges.

Born

Died

  • c.679 of natural causes

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Deodatus of Nevers“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 February 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>