April 6
Prudentius (†861)
Bishop
Practical advice
As soon as you have the opportunity, prepare well for a conversation in which you must guide someone by putting the result in God's hands.
Biography
He was born in Spain but left his homeland invaded by Muslims and found asylum at the court of Charlemagne, where he was chaplain to his son Luis the Good-natured. Prudencio was a prolific writer, and in every page of his writings you can breathe his love for God and souls. When he was appointed Bishop of Troyes, he wrote numerous works to defend the orthodoxy of the faith against heretics.
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