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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


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
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06314The 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.