Venerable (Monastic) · 9th century
Saint William of Gellone
Also known as William of Aquitaine · William of Orange
A Frankish noble and warrior, a kinsman of Charlemagne, who in later life forsook arms and rank to become a humble monk at the monastery he had founded at Gellone.
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Notes
Pre-schism Western saint; OCA gives limited detail.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints