Aredius

Aredius, also and (25 August 591, at Saint-Yrieix in the Haute-Vienne), was chancellor to Theudebert I, king of Austrasia, and later Abbot of Attane (or Atane, ). He founded the monastery of Attane, which was renamed after his death Saint-Yrieix in his honour. The town at the site became known as Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. Several other French are also called Saint-Yrieix after him.

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Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Aredius
Saint.death_date: 25 August 591
Saint.feast_day: 25 August
Saint.image: File:Totenschiff des Hl Arigius BNM 3.jpg
Saint.caption: Saint Aredius
Saint.birth_place: Limoges, France
Saint.titles: Abbot of Attane
Saint.canonized_date: Pre-congregation

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Limoges
Place of death: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Occupation: religious
Position held: abbot
Religion: Christianity
Student of: Nicetius
Image: Buste d'Aredius.jpg

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Commons category: Aredius of Nevers
canonization status: saint
date of death: 0591-08-25
date of birth: 0511-00-00
feast day: August 25
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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