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Saint Aprus (d. 507 AD) was a bishop of Toul from 500 to 507. The brother of Saint Apronia (Evronie), he was born near
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. He may have studied as a
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. 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 ToulSaint Gerard of Toul, also Saint Gerald of Toul was a German priest who was appointed bishop of Toul in 963....
(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 September 15.
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