St. Bertrand

Bertrand
Feastday: June 30
Death: 623

Bishop ordained by St. Germanicus. Archdeacon of Paris, he became bishop of Le Mans, France, in 587. Bertrand was an avid agriculturalist, interested in grape growing. He supported the Neustrian kings and was exiled, but reinstated by King Clotaire II, in 609. Bertrand founded a church, a monastery, and a hospice.

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Bertrand Bertrand Death: 623
Death: 623