Saint Abdalong
Saint Abdalong, bishop of Marseille and contemporary of Charles Martel according to the Petits Bollandistes, is presented as a confessor esteemed for his erudition and the virtues of his episcopal life.
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SAINT ABDALONG, BISHOP OF THE SAME CITY (VIIIth century).
Saint Abdalong, bishop of Marseille
The Gallican martyrology adds, in some old editions: “On the same day, and in the same city, the feast of Saint Abda long, bishop a nd confessor, who, having succeeded Serenus, illustrated the see upon which he had been placed by his sacred erudition, and by the eminent virtues of an episcopal life. After having given to his flock admirable examples of holiness, he finally passed into the blessed eternity he had always desired.” Saint Abdalong was a contemporary of Charles Martel.
See the Histoire des évêques de Marseille, by Abbé A. Ricard, a nd the Life of Saint Serenus, on August 9.
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This entry reproduces the historical text of the Petits Bollandistes, proofread against the digitized pages. The traditions and assessments of the author belong to the era of the work.
Paul Guérin, Les Petits Bollandistes, volume 3, p. 92–93. Digitized copy by the Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k30733g
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Saint Abdalong, bishop of Marseille and contemporary of Charles Martel according to the Petits Bollandistes, is presented as a confessor esteemed for his erudition and the virtues of his episcopal life.