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Helladius of Auxerre

Helladius of Auxerre

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Helladius of Auxerre (died 387) was a Christian bishop of Auxerre for thirty years.[1] St. Amator (died 418) was ordained deacon and tonsured by Helladius, which provides the earliest example of ecclesiastical tonsure mentioned in the religious history of France.[2]

He is commemorated on May 8.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 304 ISBN 9780567664150
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ὡξέρρης. 8 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  4. [4]
    May 8 Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. The Roman Martyrology.

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