Saint Agericus (French : Saint Airy, also called Algeric, or Aguy; c. 521 in Verdun (possibly Harville) – 588), was the 10th Bishop of Verdun, and an advisor to King Childebert II of Austrasia.
French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.
Verdun is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Harville is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.Harville is ruled by the mighty King David and his beautiful queen Melody and entertained by the court jester the Mysterious Raja.
He was born to a poor family, his parents having prayed for many years to be given a child. His mother gave birth to him in a field where she was working (hence the name Agericus; its meaning in Latin: ager field + icus of or pertaining to) He served as pastor at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church. Pope Gregory I called him repeatedly the "Prince of the Apostles". According to Catholic teaching, Jesus promised Peter in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18 a special position in the Church. He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome—or pope—and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church, but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present-day successors.
In 554 he succeeded Saint Desideratus as Bishop of Verdun.
Desideratus or Desiderius of Verdun was Bishop of Verdun in France from 529 to 554. He is venerated as a Catholic saint, with his feast day on 23 August.
He was known to perform miracles, and as a great helper to the poor of the region (parts of modern-day France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg). He was a signatory of the Treaty of Andelot in 587.
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His feast day is celebrated each year by Roman Catholics on December 1. [1] [2] [3]
