Achard of Saint Victor
Blessed Achard of Saint Victor, C.R.S.A. | |
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Effigy of Achard at his tomb at the Abbey of La Lucerne | |
| Religious and Bishop | |
| Born | c. 1100 Normandy or England |
| Residence | Paris (c. 1110 - 1161, then Avranches, Normandy |
| Died | 29 March 1171 |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (Canons Regular of St. Augustine) |
| Major shrine | La Lucerne Abbey |
| Feast | 29 April |
| Attributes | Episcopal vestments & crozier |
| Influences | William of Champeaux |
| Major works | On the Trinity; De discretione animae, spiritus et mentis; The Treatise on the Seven Deserts |
Achard of Saint Victor (c. 1100 – 29 March 1171) was a canon regular and abbot of the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris, and later Bishop of Avranches. By tradition he is honored as a Blessed by his fellow Canons Regular of St. Augustine.