Helladius of Auxerre

Saint Helladius of Auxerre
Bishop of Auxerre
Died387
Honored in
Feast8 May
PatronageAuxerre, France

Helladius of Auxerre (died 387) was the bishop of Auxerre for thirty years from 357 until his death.[1] St. Amator (died 418) was converted to Christianity, ordained a deacon and tonsured by Helladius,[2] which provides the earliest example of ecclesiastical tonsure mentioned in the religious history of France.[3]

He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated on 8 May.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 304 ISBN 9780567664150
  2. ^ a b "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome". www.orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  3. ^ Goyau, Georges. "Sens." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ὡξέρρης. 8 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  5. ^ May 8 Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. The Roman Martyrology.