| Fulcran | |
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| Bishop of Lodève | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 13 February 1006 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 13 February |
| Patronage | Diocese of Lodève |
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Saint Fulcran (d. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members 13 February 1006) is a French saint. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity He was bishop of Lodève. The Bishopric of Lodève is a former Roman Catholic diocese in southern France. According to the biography by Bernard Guidonis, himself bishop of Lodève (d. Bernard Gui (1261 or 1262 &ndash 30 December 1331) also known as Bernardo Gui or Bernardus Guidonis, was an inquisitor of the 1331), Fulcran came of a distinguished family, consecrated himself at an early age to the service of the Church, became a priest, and from his youth led a pure and holy life.
When in 949 Theoderich, Bishop of Lodève, died, Fulcran, notwithstanding his unwillingness, was chosen as his successor and was consecrated by the Archbishop of Narbonne on 4 February of the same year. Events By Topic Science 1 February — Belgian Astronomer Jean Meeus (b Narbonne ( Narbona in Catalan and in Occitan, the Roman Narbo) is a commune in southwestern France in the
He was untiring in his efforts to conserve the moral life within his diocese, especially among the clergy and the religious orders; he rebuilt many churches and convents, among them the cathedral dedicated to St. Genesius and the church of the Holy Redeemer with the Benedictine monastery attached to it. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in
The poor and the sick were the objects of his special care; for their support he founded hospitals and endowed others already existing.
Veneration
After his death he was buried in the cathedral of Lodève and honoured as a saint. His body, which had been preserved intact, was burned by the Huguenots in 1572, and only a few particles of his remains were saved. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth He is the second patron of the Diocese of Lodève, and his feast falls on 13 February.
Lodève celebrates the "Fête de St. Fulcran", every year for a week in May. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" For a week there is a carnival and other events.
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