Saint Austregisilus | |
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Born | Bourges |
Died | 624 AD |
Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 20 May |
Attributes | portrayed as a knight on horseback, sometimes with a religious habit over his armor; a man falls from a horse in front of him |
Saint Austregisilus (Outril(le), Aoustrille) (died 624) was bishop of Bourges from 612 to 624. His feast day is 20 May.
A native of Bourges, he was educated as a courtier, he became an attendant at the Court of King Gontram at Chalon-sur-Saone. However, Austregisilus was desirous to become a monk and entered the abbey of Saint-Nizier at Lyon, where he became abbot. He was elected bishop of Bourges in 612.
He ordained Sulpitius the Pious. Saint Amand studied under him.
The villages of Saint-Outrille and Saint-Aoustrille are named after him.