Agofredus, also known as Aifroy, (died 738) was a French

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and

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. His memorial is June 21.

Life

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known throughout

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for his holiness, he was the brother of St. Leutfridus (Leufroy), whom he succeeded as

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of the Benedictine monastery at La-Croix Saint-Ouen in June 738.Goyau, Georges. "Evreux." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 23 Mar. 2015
/ref> Holweck, Frederick George. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints'', B. Herder, 1924, p. 34
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