- Landry of Paris
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name= Saint Landry of Paris
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death_date=~661 AD
feast_day=June 10
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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issues= Saint Landry (Landericus) of Paris (d. ca. 661) was abishop of Paris andsaint . Consecrated bishop of Paris in 650, he built the first majorhospital in the city, dedicating it toSaint Christopher , which is now the Hôtel-Dieu. Landry, with twenty-three other bishops, subscribed to the charterClovis II gave to Saint-Denis Abbey in 653.Veneration
He was buried at the
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés , where most of hisrelics are kept (two bones were given to the parish ofSaint-Landry in 1408).A statue of St. Landry stands behind the altar of St. Landry Catholic Church in
Opelousas, Louisiana . Hisfeast day isJune 10 .Miracles were recorded of him. One of them reads:
References
External links
* [http://www.landrystuff.com/st_landericus.htm Landry: Landericus]
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0610.htm#land Saints of June 10: Landry of Paris]
* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/golden342.htm The Golden
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* [http://www.stlandrycatholicchurch.org St. Landry Catholic Church]
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