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Also known as

• Ostent
• Austinde

Memorial

• 26 July (Roman Martyrology)
• 25 September (archdiocese of Auch, France)

Profile

Benedictine monk at Saint Oren’s Abbey, Auch, France. Abbot. Instituted the Cluniac reform at Saint Oren’s. Archbishop of Auch in 1041. Helped restore Christian life in his and his suffragan dioceses following the Saracen invasion of Spain. Had to struggle with princes and civil authorities to keep Church rights, prerogatives and property.

Born

• c.1000 in Bordeaux, France

Died

• 1068 at Auch, Aquitaine (in modern France) of natural causes

MLA Citation

• “Saint Austindus of Auch“. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 August 2017. Web. 18 September 2020. <>