Saint Baud

In the annals of the Gallic church, few acts of episcopal charity shine as brightly as the renunciation of wealth by the successor to the see of Tours. While the historical record regarding the early bishops of Neustria is often fragmentary, the life of Baud stands out through a singular, defining moment of radical generosity. He is remembered not for the accumulation of power or the construction of stone monuments, but for the immediate distribution of the gold left in his custody by his predecessor.