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|SaintName=Saint Honoratus of Lérins
|SaintName=Saint Honoratus of Lérins
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=01-01-0350
|FeastDay=January 16
|SaintBirthDate=350-01-01
|SaintBirthPlace=Northern Gaul, France
|SaintBirthPlace=Northern Gaul, France
|SaintBirthCoordinates=43.666700, 4.616700
|SaintBirthCoordinates=43.666700, 4.616700
|SaintDeathDate=01-06-0429
|SaintDeathDate=429-06-01
|DeathPlace=Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
|DeathPlace=Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
|SaintDeathCoordinates=43.666700, 4.616700
|SaintDeathCoordinates=43.666700, 4.616700
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|NotableLabel2=Archiepiscopal seat
|NotableLabel2=Archiepiscopal seat
|NotableCoordinates2=43.666700, 4.616700
|NotableCoordinates2=43.666700, 4.616700
|BeatificationDate=
|AssociatedCountries=France
|Beatifier=
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Aix]]; [[Archdiocese of Marseille]]
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|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
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|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a paralytic monk
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a paralytic monk
|SaintMiracle2=Multiplication of wine for guests
|SaintMiracle2=Multiplication of wine for guests
|FeastDay=January 16
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|Profession=abbot; archbishop
|Profession=abbot; archbishop
|ReligiousAffiliation=Monk of Lérins
|ReligiousAffiliation=Monk of Lérins
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|PrimaryShrine=Lérins Abbey, Île Saint-Honorat, 06400 Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
|PrimaryShrine=Lérins Abbey, Île Saint-Honorat, 06400 Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church
|AssociatedCountries=France
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Aix]]; [[Archdiocese of Marseille]]
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'''Saint Honoratus of Lérins''' (c. 350 – January 6, 429) was a 4th-5th century Gallo-Roman monk, abbot, and archbishop of [[Arles]], renowned as the founder of Lérins Abbey, a pivotal center of early Western monasticism and theological learning.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoratus |title=Honoratus |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born into a distinguished pagan family in northern Gaul around 350, Honoratus converted to Christianity alongside his brother Venantius after a pilgrimage to Greece and Egypt, embracing asceticism and establishing the monastery on the Île Saint-Honorat around 400, as documented in contemporary letters from figures like John Cassian and Hilary of Arles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/01/16/100213-saint-honoratus-archbishop-of-arles-founder-of-lerins-monastery |title=Saint Honoratus, Archbishop of Arles, founder of Lerins Monastery |publisher=Orthodox Church in America |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Reluctantly consecrated archbishop of Arles circa 426 by Pope Celestine I, he governed amid Visigothic incursions, promoting orthodoxy against Pelagianism and fostering monastic reforms that influenced figures like Caesarius of Arles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anastpaul.com/2024/01/16/saint-of-the-day-16-january-saint-honoratus-of-arles-c350-c429-bishop-and-confessor/ |title=Saint of the Day – 16 January – Saint Honoratus of Arles |publisher=Anastpaul |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> His death in 429 marked the end of a life of austere leadership, with relics later translated to Grasse.
'''Saint Honoratus of Lérins''' (c. 350 – January 6, 429) was a 4th-5th century Gallo-Roman monk, abbot, and archbishop of [[Arles]], renowned as the founder of Lérins Abbey, a pivotal center of early Western monasticism and theological learning.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoratus |title=Honoratus |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born into a distinguished pagan family in northern Gaul around 350, Honoratus converted to Christianity alongside his brother Venantius after a pilgrimage to Greece and Egypt, embracing asceticism and establishing the monastery on the Île Saint-Honorat around 400, as documented in contemporary letters from figures like John Cassian and Hilary of Arles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/01/16/100213-saint-honoratus-archbishop-of-arles-founder-of-lerins-monastery |title=Saint Honoratus, Archbishop of Arles, founder of Lerins Monastery |publisher=Orthodox Church in America |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Reluctantly consecrated archbishop of Arles circa 426 by Pope Celestine I, he governed amid Visigothic incursions, promoting orthodoxy against Pelagianism and fostering monastic reforms that influenced figures like Caesarius of Arles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anastpaul.com/2024/01/16/saint-of-the-day-16-january-saint-honoratus-of-arles-c350-c429-bishop-and-confessor/ |title=Saint of the Day – 16 January – Saint Honoratus of Arles |publisher=Anastpaul |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> His death in 429 marked the end of a life of austere leadership, with relics later translated to Grasse.