St Eleutherius of Tournai Baptizing Converts (detail), workshop of Arnold of Nijmegen, Flemish, c. 1500-1525
Bishop
Born
451 - 481 Tournai
Died
c. 532 Duchy of Lower Lorraine
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine
Tournai Cathedral
Feast
20 February;[1] 25 August (translation of relics)
Saint Eleutherius of Tournai (French: Eleuthère) (died c. 532) is venerated as a saint and considered the first bishop of Tournai.[2] The Catholic Encyclopedia writes that "historically there is very little known about St. Eleutherius, but he was without doubt the first Bishop of Tournai."[2]
Tradition makes him a lifelong friend of St. Medardus, and the two saints had been courtiers before becoming bishops.[2]
Eleutherius was probably named bishop of Tournai after St. Remigius organized the church hierarchy of northern Gaul at the end of the fifth century.[2]
Some sermons on the Trinity, Nativity, and the feast of the Annunciation (Bibliotheca Patrum, vol. XV) are falsely attributed to him.[2]
^The Catholic Encyclopedia states 20 or 21 July, "but is usually celebrated on the former date"
^ abcdewww.newadvent.org, Retrieved 29 July 2008
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