Saint Gaucherius
Sign in to saveGaucherius (1060 - 1140), a Christian saint, was born at Meulan-sur-Seine, France.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Meulan-en-Yvelines
- Place of death
- Aureil
- Occupation
- canon regular
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Brueil-en-Vexin - Fontaine Saint-Gaucher01.jpg
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- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- date of birth
- 1060-00-00
- date of death
- 1140-00-00
- name in native language
- Gaucher
- feast day
- April 9
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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.
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