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Also known as
Allyre; Alyre; Allirol; Allirand; Allirot; Illide; Illidio
Memorial
7 July; 5 June in Clermont, France
Profile
Fourth Bishop of Clermont (formerly Averna), Auvergne, France. He worked
to establish Clermont as a center of religious teaching and devotion in
the region. Cured the daughter of the Emperor Maximus at Trier. Highly
venerated by Saint Gregory of Tours. The petrified mineral springs and
Benedictine abbey in Clermont are named for him.
Born
unknown
Died
385 of natural causes; relics at the ancient Benedictine abbey of Saint
Allyre in the suburb of Clermont, France
Patronage
Clermont, France
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