1. Aredius founded the monastery of Attane, which was renamed after his death Saint-Yrieix in his honour.
11 Facts About Aredius
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Aredius was from a prominent Gallo-Roman family of Limoges, in Limousin, an Occitan-speaking region.
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Aredius was the son of a noble landowner, Jucundus, and his wife, Pelagia of Limoges.
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Nicetius, the bishop of Trier persuaded Aredius to leave the dissolute life at court.
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Aredius founded, between 564 and 572, the monastery of Attane on the land of his inherited estate, located on the rivers Loue and Couchou in Haute-Vienne.
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Aredius was the first abbot of the monastery, and the earliest monks were members of his own household.
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Aredius founded monasteries in Vigeois and Excideuil in Perigord and went on pilgrimages, always on foot.
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Aredius supported the cult of Medardus of Soissons and probably built the church in his honour at Excideuil.
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Aredius built several churches in honour of saints whose relics he had collected.
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Aredius was a friend of Gregory of Tours who wrote the most well-known accounts of Aredius' life.
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Aredius bequeathed his wealth to, among other beneficiaries, the church of St Martin of Tours.