Honoratus | |
|---|---|
 Coverpage woodcut from La vida de sant Honorat arquebisbe de Arles | |
| Hermit, abbot and bishop | |
| Born | c. 350 Northern Gaul |
| Died | Arles, Diocese of the Seven Provinces, Gaul, Western Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
| Feast | 5 May |
| Attributes | represented as a bishop over the island of Lérins with a phoenix below, or drawing water from a rock with his mitre near him [2] |
| Patronage | against drought; against misfortune; against rain; for rain[3] |
Honoratus (French: Saint Honorat; c. 350 – 6 January 429) was the founder of Lérins Abbey who later became an early Archbishop of Arles. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.[4]
- ^ January 29 / January 16. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/
- ^ Saint of the Day, January 16: Honoratus of Arles Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "St. Honoratus of Arles", The Newman Connection
- ^ "St. Honoratus the Archbishop of Arles and Founder of Lerins Monastery", Orthodox Church in America