Saint Agrippanus

Agrève or Égrève, sometimes called Agripan (in Latin: Agripanus), was a bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay who died a martyr on February 1, 602. He is nicknamed the "Apostle of the Boutières" due to his extensive missionary activity in that region. He founded a parish in Chinac (Chinacum), which would take the name Saint-Agrève, where he died and was buried. His relics were later transferred to the Church of Saint-Georges in Le Puy-en-Velay, and Agrève is a saint celebrated on February 1, the day of his death.