SULPICIUA OF BOURGES, SS.

Two early medieval bishops of Bourges.

Sulpicius I "Severus," d. 591, was bishop of Bourges from 584 to 591. gregory of tours, recalling his noble origin, praised his rhetorical and poetic skill and recorded his appointment to the See of Bourges and his convocation of a provincial synod at Clermont. Sulpicius also was present at the synod of Mâcon (585).

Feast: Jan. 29.

Sulpicius II, the Pious, d. c. 647, was bishop of Bourges from 624 to c. 647. He attended the synod of Clichy in 627 and in 630 consecrated desiderius of ca hors, whose correspondence contains several letters that passed between the two. He is best known as the titular saint of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris and as the patron of the sulpicians.

Feast: Jan. 17.

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