Saint Calais of Anisola

Also known as

Carilefus of Anisola
Calevisus of Anisola

1 July

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Grew up at the Menat monastery in Riom, France. Friend of Saint Avitus of Perche. Ordained at Saint-Mesmin de Micy Abbey near Orleans, France. Hermit in the Maine-et-Loire region of France. His reputation for holiness attracted so many would-be students that he founded the Benedictine Anisola Abbey for them on land donated by King Childebert I; Carilefus served as its first abbot, and the town of Saint-Calais, France that grew up around the abbey is named for him.