Fulcran

According to the biography by Bernard Guidonis, himself bishop of Lodève (died 1331), Fulcran came of a distinguished family, consecrated himself at an early age to the service of the Church, became a priest, and from his youth led a pure and holy life.

[1] When in 949 Theoderich, Bishop of Lodève, died, Fulcran, notwithstanding his unwillingness, was chosen as his successor and was consecrated by the Archbishop of Narbonne on 4 February of the same year.

[1] He was untiring in his efforts to conserve the moral life within his diocese, especially among the clergy and the religious orders; he rebuilt many churches and monasteries, among them Lodève Cathedral, then dedicated to Saint Genesius of Arles but now to Saint Fulcran himself, and the church of Saint-Sauveur (the Holy Saviour) with an attached Benedictine monastery.

[1] The poor and the sick were the objects of his special care; for their support he founded hospitals and endowed others already existing.

Lodève celebrates the Fête de St. Fulcran every year in May for a week, during which there is a carnival and other events.

The Body of Saint Fulcran Desecrated by Protestants , by François Matet (1834)