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Born in Gaul; died c. 430. Saint Caprasius retired to the island of Lerins to live as a hermit. He wasn't alone for long. Soon he was joined by Saint Honoratus and his elder brother Saint Venantius. Together they travelled to the East to visit the monastic colonies there. Venantius died in Greece; the other two returned to Lerins, where Saint Honoratus founded the famous abbey, and on his being appointed bishop of Arles, he was succeeded by Caprasius as abbot (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia).


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