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Detail of A Photograph of A Pillar Capital In The Benedictine Priory of StNectaire Shows Saint Nectarius Being Raised On Judgment Day By Saint Peter The Apostle
Detail of A Photograph of A Pillar Capital In The Benedictine Priory of StNectaire Shows Saint Nectarius Being Raised On Judgment Day By Saint Peter The Apostle

Saint Nectarius of Auvergne

Also known as: Nectarius of Limagne; Nectarius of Senneterre; Nectarius of St-Nectaire; Nectaire of….; Necterius of….

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

December 9

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Nectarius of Auvergne, also known as Nectarius of Limagne, Nectarius of Senneterre, Nectarius of St-Nectaire, and various other variations of his name, was a missionary sent by Pope Saint Fabian in the 3rd century to bring the Christian faith to Gaul, specifically focusing his efforts in the region of modern-day Auvergne, France....

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