Agoardus, St

Agoardus, ST., with St. Agilbertus, came into France from beyond the Rhine. about the 5th century, and suffered martyrdom under the Vandals, in company with many other Christians. Their bodies were buried at Creteuil, about two leagues from Paris. The modern Roman martyrology commemorates them June 24. See Baillet, June 24; Landon, Eccles. Diet. s.v.