(Latin: Audrenus, Owen)
Born at Sancy, c.609;died at Clichy-la-Garenne, France, 683. Educated at the .Abbey of Saint Medard, he became chancellor to Dagobert I and is believed to have compiled the Salic Law. In 640 he was consecrated Archbishop of Rouen, where he extirpated the remnants of paganism. Patron of innkeepers and cooks; invoked against deafness. Relics at Rouen. Feast, August 24,.
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