Disideratus came from a family of saints, as his father, Auginus, mother, Agia, and brothers Desiderius and Deodatus, were all canonized. The parents taught the boys to care for the poor and to use their possessions to aid others.[1]
Desideratus became chancellor for King Clotaire and sought to eliminate simony and heresy in Clotaire's lands. He became archdeacon at Bourges.[2] Desideratus wished to retire to a monastery but Clotaire argued that he should put the needs of his subjects ahead of himself.[1] In 549 he succeeded Arcadius as Bishop of Bourges.[3] As bishop he often mediated disputes in the region and managed to reconcile Anjou and Poitou, who had been in conflict.
^ abc"St. Desideratus, Bishop", The Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer
^Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints, Volume 1, B. Herder, 1924. p. 271
^Goyau, Georges. "Bourges." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 16 April 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Hoever, Hugo. Lives of the Saints, New York: Catholic Book Publishing, 1977
^Schäfer, Joachim. "Desideratus von Bourges", Ökumenischen Heiligenlexikon
desideratus, died, french, saint, from, soissons, christian, church, bornsoissonsdiedmay, 550venerated, inroman, catholic, churchcanonizedpre, congregationfeastmay, 8disideratus, came, from, family, saints, father, auginus, mother, agia, brothers, desiderius, . Desideratus died 550 was a French saint from Soissons in the Christian church St DesideratusBornSoissonsDiedMay 8 550Venerated inRoman Catholic ChurchCanonizedPre congregationFeastMay 8Disideratus came from a family of saints as his father Auginus mother Agia and brothers Desiderius and Deodatus were all canonized The parents taught the boys to care for the poor and to use their possessions to aid others 1 Desideratus became chancellor for King Clotaire and sought to eliminate simony and heresy in Clotaire s lands He became archdeacon at Bourges 2 Desideratus wished to retire to a monastery but Clotaire argued that he should put the needs of his subjects ahead of himself 1 In 549 he succeeded Arcadius as Bishop of Bourges 3 As bishop he often mediated disputes in the region and managed to reconcile Anjou and Poitou who had been in conflict At the fifth Council of Orleans and second Council of Auvergne he combated Nestorianism 1 He died on May 8 550 4 May 8 is his feast day St Desideratus is invoked for rain 5 References edit a b c St Desideratus Bishop The Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer Holweck Frederick George A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints Volume 1 B Herder 1924 p 271 Goyau Georges Bourges The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 2 New York Robert Appleton Company 1907 16 April 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Hoever Hugo Lives of the Saints New York Catholic Book Publishing 1977 Schafer Joachim Desideratus von Bourges Okumenischen Heiligenlexikon Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Desideratus amp oldid 1179449034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
