Feast Day of St. Eucherius

 

St. Eucherius was born in Orleans, France, but after his wife died, he entered a monastary and eventually became the Bishop of Lyon.

Orleans was a busy place, saint-wise. St. Euchirius was born there, as was St. Isaac Jogues. Joan of Arc got her first major battle victory during the Hundred Years War here in 1429. Some of the side altars in Orleans' Cathedral of Ste.-Croix (pictured) date from the 12th Century!