Aprus of Sens

Aprus of Sens

Saint Aprus ("Aper, Apre, Epvre, Evre, Avre") was a 7th century French priest and hermit. He is the namesake of Saint-Avre. A native of Sens, he was a hermit near La Chambre and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. He founded a refuge for pilgrims and the poor in the village named after him.

His feast day is December 5.

External links

*http://www.katolsk.no/biografi/aprusens.htm
*http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=007HMJ


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