Gerald of Aurillac - Citizendia

Saint Gerald of Aurillac
Born	855
Died	909
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Aurillac
Feast	October 13

Gerald of Aurillac or Saint Gerald (c. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used 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 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees 855 – 909) is a French saint of the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes recognized by other religious denominations of Christianity. 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 Church (disambiguation A religious denomination is a subgroup within a Religion that operates under a common name tradition and identity Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings

Gerald was born into the Gallo-Roman nobility as the son of the Count of Aurillac, to which title he succeeded. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Aurillac ( Orlhac in Occitan) is a commune in the Auvergne region in central France, capital of the Cantal The details of his life known today come primarily from the The Life of St. Gerald of Aurillac (c. 930-931) written by St. Odo of Cluny. Saint Odo of Cluny (c 878 – 18 November 942) a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, was the second Abbot of Cluny. According to Odo, Gerald suffered various illnesses as a child, and in later life was to suffer blindness. He seriously considered joining a religious order, but was persuaded against it by Geusbert, Bishop of Cahors, on the grounds that with his social position he could do more good by remaining in the world as a layman. Nevertheless, he consecrated his life in service to God, gave away his possessions, took a personal vow of chastity and prayed the breviary each day. A breviary (from Latin brevis, 'short' or 'concise' is a Liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church

He founded a church and abbey on his estate of Aurillac, where he was buried after dying at Cenezac in 909. His memorial feast day is October 13. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Saint Gerald, considered by his Church and his followers as a great example of a celibate Christian aristocrat, is the patron saint of counts and bachelors. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin A bachelor is a man above the Age of majority who has never been married (see single) Because of his poor health and blindness, he is also the patron saint of the disabled, handicapped and physically challenged. He also became the patron saint of Upper Auvergne. Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of

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