St. Droctoveus

Droctoveus
Feastday: March 10
Death: 580

Abbot and disciple of St. Germanus of Paris, also called Droctonius and Drotte. Born at Auxerre, France, he was a monk and then abbot of St. Symphian Abbey at Autun, France. When King Childebert I built a new abbey for Germanus, Droctoveus was called there to be the abbot. The monastery, once named St. Vincent and the Holy Cross, is now called Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

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Droctoveus Droctoveus Death: 580
Death: 580