Name
Foillan, abbot of Fosses, ob. c. 650/655
Saint ID
S02399
Number in BH
BHL 3070-3078, 3211
Reported Death Not Before
650
Reported Death Not After
655
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns
ID | Title | E06314 | The Latin On the Death and Burial of *Foillan (abbot of Fosses, ob. c. 650/55, S02399), also known as the Nivelles Supplement to the Life of Fursey, records the saint's escape from East Anglia (south-east Britain), and his murder and ceremonial burial in north-east Gaul/Francia. Written probably at Nivelles (north-east Gaul), c. 653/7. |
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