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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Carilefus, hermit and abbot of Anisole, 6th c.

Saint ID

S02260

Reported Death Not Before

540

Reported Death Not After

600

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Hermits/recluses, "Confessors"
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06229Two authentic Merovingian royal diplomas record the immunities confirmed by Clovis III and Childebert III, kings of the Franks, for the monastery at Anisole (Saint-Calais, north-west Gaul) dedicated to Carilefus (hermit and abbot of Anisole, 6th c., S02260). Written in Latin in Gaul, 693-694/711.