Austregisilus

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Saint Austregisilus (Outril(le), Aoustrille) (died 624) was bishop of Bourges from 612 to 624. His feast day is 20 May.

Life

A native of Bourges, he was educated as a courtier, he became an attendant at the Court of King Gontram at Chalon-sur-Saône. However, Austregisilus wanted to become a monk and entered the abbey of Saint-Nizier at Lyon, where he became abbot. He was elected bishop of Bourges in 612. He ordained Sulpitius the Pious. Saint Amand studied under him. The villages of Saint-Outrille and Saint-Aoustrille are named after him.

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