Honoratus was the founder of Lérins Abbey who later became an early Archbishop of Arles. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Coverpage woodcut from La vida de sant Honorat arquebisbe de Arles
Saint Honorat d'Arles
Lérins Abbey is a Cistercian monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with an active monastic community.
Church and monastery of the Lérins Abbey. Panoramic picture taken from the fortified monastery.
The Lérins Islands with Saint-Honorat on the left
Plan of Lérins Abbey.
Panoramic view of the fortified monastery.