5th century

Saint Floscule

Flou

Bishop of Orléans

Death
vers 500 (naturelle)
Categories
bishop

Bishop of Orléans around the year 500, Saint Floscule (or Flou) is known for his life of holiness attested by the ancient monuments of his church. His relics were transferred during the reign of King Robert to the church of Saint-Aignan. A street and an ancient church in Orléans bear his name.

Guided reading

3 reading sections

SAINT FLOSCULE OR FLOU, BISHOP OF ORLÉANS (500).

Life 01 / 03

Life and Cult in Orléans

Saint Floscule, Bishop of Orléans in the 5th century, is recognized for his holiness despite the absence of detailed accounts of his episcopate in ancient archives.

Floscule Floscule Bishop of Orléans in the 5th century whose life was marked by great holiness. or Foscole, as one reads in the oldest manuscripts, led a life shining with holiness, as witnessed by the ancient monuments of the church of Orléans, which however remain silent on the acts of his episcopate. Usuard mentions him in his martyrology; for several centuries his feast has been celebrated under the double rite in the church of Orléans; there was, moreover, in the city of Orléans, a parish church that bore his name. Under King Robert and in the time of Bishop Odoric, the body of Saint Flou wa s transpor saint Flou Bishop of Orléans in the 5th century whose life was marked by great holiness. ted with those of Saint Aigna n, Saint Mon saint Aignan Saint from Orléans whose relics rest with those of Floscule. iteur , and several saint Moniteur Saint from Orléans whose relics were transferred at the same time as those of Floscule. others into the church of Sa int-Aignan, rebuilt by t l'église de Saint-Aignan Church rebuilt by King Robert housing the relics of the saint. his pious king.

Cult 02 / 03

Translation of the relics

Under the reign of King Robert, the saint's body was transferred to the church of Saint-Aignan alongside other Orléanais saints.

One of the stre ets of Orléans The first diocese of which Roger was bishop. Orléans still bears the name of Saint Flou.

Legacy 03 / 03

Heritage and memory

The memory of the saint endures in Orléans through the liturgy, an ancient parish, and the name of a street in the city.

*Proper of Orléans.*

Official source Les Petits Bollandistes, by Mgr Paul GUÉRIN, chamberlain to His Holiness Pius IX.