Audoin (bishop)
Audoin (Latin: Audoenus; AD 609 – on 24 August 684), venerated as Saint Audoin, was a Frankish bishop, courtier, hagiographer and saint. He authored Vita Sancti Eligii which outlines the life and deeds of Eligius, his close friend and companion in the royal court and the Church.
Saint Audoin | |
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Statue of St Audoin (left) and St Waninge (right), in Fécamp, France. | |
| Born | 609 Sancy, Kingdom of the Franks |
| Died | 24 August 684 Clichy |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | pre-congregation |
| Feast | 24 August |
| Patronage | deaf people; invoked against deafness |
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