Saint Ferréol
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- Ferréol and Ferjeux (Ferreolus and FerrutioFerreolus and FerrutioSaints Ferreolus and Ferrutio are venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. Their legendary acts state that they were converted to Christianity by Saint Polycarp. They were brothers who were ordained as a priest and deacon, respectively, by Saint Irenaeus of Lyons. They were sent to...
), priest and deacon, martyrs and patrons of Besançon - Saint Ferréol of UzèsSaint Ferréol of UzèsSaint Ferréol of Uzès was bishop of Uzès and possibly bishop of Nîmes . His Feast Day is January 4....
(died 581), bishop of Uzès
France
Saint-Ferréol is the name or part of the name of several communes in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- Saint-Ferréol-de-CommingesSaint-Ferréol-de-CommingesSaint-Ferréol-de-Comminges is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Haute-Garonne département - Saint-Ferréol, Haute-SavoieSaint-Ferréol, Haute-SavoieSaint-Ferréol is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Savoie département - Saint-Ferréol-d'AuroureSaint-Ferréol-d'AuroureSaint-Ferréol-d'Auroure is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Loire département - Saint-Ferréol-des-CôtesSaint-Ferréol-des-CôtesSaint-Ferréol-des-Côtes is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, in the Puy-de-Dôme département - Saint-Ferréol-Trente-PasSaint-Ferréol-Trente-PasSaint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Drôme département - the Bassin de Saint-FerréolBassin de Saint-FerréolThe Bassin de Saint-Ferréol was created as the result of a large earth dam across the mouth of the valley of Laudot stream at St. Ferréol in the Montagne Noire. It was originally proposed by Chevalier de Clerville and accepted by Pierre Paul Riquet as an integral part of the Canal du Midi...
, an artificial lake supplying water to the Canal du MidiCanal du MidiThe is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...