Martyr and Benedictine abbot of Lerins, off the coast of Provence, France. According to tradition, Porcarius had a vision that the monastery was about to be attacked by Saracen raiders. The youngest monks were sent away to safety while he, with the remaining brethren, were massacred a short time later. The only survivors were four monks carried off into slavery in Spain or perhaps North Africa.
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