Aredius,[a] also Yrieix, Abbé d'Attanum and Arède d'Atane (c. 510 – 25 August 591, at Saint-Yrieix in the Haute-Vienne), was chancellor to Theudebert I, king of Austrasia, and later Abbot of Attane (or Atane, Latin: Attanum).

He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches; his feast day is commemorated on the date of his death, 25 August.

[2] Nicetius, the bishop of Trier persuaded Aredius to leave the dissolute life at court.

According to Gregory of Tours, one day, while the clerics sang psalms in the church, a dazzling white dove, after flying around Aredius, landed on his head, as if to show that he was already filled with the Holy Spirit.

He founded, between 564 and 572, the monastery of Attane on the land of his inherited estate, located on the rivers Loue and Couchou[where?]

He would also travel annually to the Holy Cross Abbey in Poitiers to visit Queen Radegund.

Aredius bequeathed his wealth to, among other beneficiaries, the church of St Martin of Tours.