Saint Gaucherius

Gaucherius (1060 - 1140), a Christian saint, was born at Meulan-sur-Seine, France.

==Biography== He received a classical education and became a priest. He felt a deep longing for solitude. After spending a night in prayer at the tomb of Leonard of Limoges, Gaucherius went into the wild forest region and constructed a hermitage He thereupon devoted his life God as a hermit and began with his friend, Germond, to reside in the area of Limoges. Their example attracted others who built hermitages near to theirs. Finally Gaucherius decided to build a monastery at Aureil and to establish two communities, one for men, the other for women, both under the rule of St. Augustine.