- Castor of Apt
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name=Castor of Apt
birth_date=4th century
death_date=ca. 420
feast_day=2 September
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birth_place=Nîmes ,France
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titles=Bishop
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patronage=Apt, France
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issues=Saint Castor of Apt (died ca. 420) was a
bishop of Apt , inGaul .He was born in
Nîmes and may have been the brother of Saint Leontius of Fréjus. Castor was a lawyer and married to a wealthywidow . He lived inMarseilles . His wife, however, allowed him to enter the religious life; she herself entered anunnery . Castor founded themonastery of Manauque (Monanque) inProvence . He was subsequently made bishop of Apt. He died ofnatural causes .Saint John Cassian wrote the "De institutis coenobiorum" at the request of Castor.His feast day is
September 2 . Hisrelics are still preserved in thecathedral of Apt , of which he is one of the patrons.External links
* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintc4c.htm Catholic Online: Castor of Apt]
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0902.htm#cast Saints of September 2: Castor of Apt]
*fr icon [http://stcome.avignon.free.fr/French/AreaSaints.php?page=StCastor Saint Castor]
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