Saint Ilpidius of Brioude

Also known as

Ilpid
Ilpide
Ilpidus

16 June

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Raised a pagan, Ilpidius was an adult convert to Christianity who, after coming to the faith, sold all he had, gave his wealth to the poor, and lived as a hermit in the valley of the Allier River in central France. Known for a great devotion to the saints and their relics. He buried the martyrs Saint Julian of Auvergne and Saint Privatus of Mende. Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian for refusing to denounce Christianity. The village of Saint-Ilpize, France is named for him.

Born

early 3rd century Gévaudan region of Gaul (in the south of modern France

Died

c.260 in the valley of the Allier River in central France
buried in Brioude, France
during the French Revolution, his relics were hidden in the local hospital to protect them from anti–Christian forces
relics enshrined in the basilica of Saint-Julien-de-Brioude, Haute-Loire, France on 17 May 1855