Landry of Paris

Saint Landry or Landericus of Paris was a Bishop of Paris and is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Landry built a hospital dedicated to St. Christopher, which later became the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. His feast day is 10 June.

Life Landry was chief clerk of the Royal Chancery. In 6650, he succeeded Audobertus as Bishop of Paris.

He is credited with building the first major hospital in the city, dedicating it to Saint Christopher, (now the Hôtel-Dieu).

In 653, Landry, with 23 other bishops, subscribed to the charter Clovis II gave to Saint-Denis Abbey, exempting it from episcopal jurisdiction. It is believed that he built the original church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, which became the parish church of the kings of France.

His feast day is 10 June.

St. Landry Catholic Church, in Opelousas, Louisiana is dedicated to Landry of Paris. A statue of Saint Landry stands behind the altar, and a stained glass window with his image at the southwest corner of the church. The civil parish of St. Landry, located in south Louisiana and of which Opelousas is the seat, is named after the church.

Port St-Landry was Paris' first dock.