Helladius of Auxerre

Saint Helladius of Auxerre
Bishop of Auxerre
Died387
Honored in
Feast8 May
PatronageAuxerre, France

Helladius of Auxerre (died 387) was the bishop of Auxerre for thirty years from 357 until his death. St. Amator (died 418) was converted to Christianity, ordained a deacon and tonsured by Helladius, which provides the earliest example of ecclesiastical tonsure mentioned in the religious history of France.

He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated on 8 May.