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Saint Hospitius (in French, Saint Sospis) (d. May 21, 581) was a French recluse who, according to tradition, had been a monk in his native Egypt towards the beginning of the sixth century. He immigrated to Gaul and retired to a dilapidated tower, situated on the peninsula of Cap Ferrat (or San-Sospis), a few miles east of Nice.

He died at present-day San-Sospis, near Villefranche, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes.