Achard of Saint Victor

Blessed

Achard of Saint Victor, C.R.S.A.
Effigy of Achard at his tomb at the Abbey of La Lucerne
Religious and Bishop
Bornc. 1100
Normandy or England
ResidenceParis (c. 1110 - 1161, then Avranches, Normandy
Died29 March 1171
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Canons Regular of St. Augustine)
Major shrineLa Lucerne Abbey
Feast29 April
AttributesEpiscopal vestments & crozier
InfluencesWilliam of Champeaux
Major worksOn the Trinity; De discretione animae, spiritus et mentis; The Treatise on the Seven Deserts

Achard of Saint Victor (c. 1100 – 29 March 1171) was a canon regular and abbot of the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris, and later Bishop of Avranches. By tradition he is honored as a Blessed by his fellow Canons Regular of St. Augustine.


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