Aprus
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Saint Aprus was a bishop of Toul from 500 to 507. The brother of Saint Apronia (Evronie), he was born near Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....

. He may have studied as a lawyer. After entering the priesthood, Aprus was appointed bishop of Toul.

Veneration

Aprus' relics were rediscovered in 978. According to the Vita Sancti Gerardi, Bishop St. Gerard I of Toul
Gerard of Toul
Saint Gerard of Toul, also Saint Gerald of Toul was a German priest who was appointed bishop of Toul in 963. He ruled for 31 years.Unlike some other saints he was born into a very wealthy, noble family....

 (r. 963–994) had the relics of both St. Mansuy and Aprus brought into Toul and placed in the church of St. John the Baptist while he was ill.

His feast day is 15 September.

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