Aignan of Orleans


Aignan [Anianus]
Saint Aignan (stained-glass window in the church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres)
Bishop of Orléans
Bornc. 358
Vienne, Isère
Died453
Orléans, France
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Canonizedpre-congregation
Major shrineChurch of Saint Aignan, Orléans
Feast17 November
Attributesbishop praying on the top of the walls of Orléans
Patronagecity and diocese of Orléans

Aignan or Agnan (Latin: Anianus) (358–453), seventh Bishop of Orléans, France, assisted Roman general Flavius Aetius in the defense of the city against Attila the Hun in 451. He is known as Saint Aignan.

Feast day: 17 November[1]