Agilus
Agilus (* around 580 in Burgundy , † August 30, around 650 in Rebais-en-Brie , France ) was a holy abbot and missionary of the Bavarians .
In French also: Aile , Ail , Aisle , Ayeul , Ely .
Life
He came from a noble family and was a student of St. Columban and monk of the Luxeuil Monastery . Together with St. Eustasius evangelized the Bavarians. There is no historical evidence that he is the founder of the Weltenburg monastery .
He later became the first abbot of the Rebais-en-Brie monastery near Paris , which was built in 635 by St. Audoin (also Aldowin ) had been founded. With the support of King Dagobert I and the high nobility of Paris, it became a model monastery of Irish Scottish monasticism.
His feast day is August 30th . The Huguenots destroyed his relics.
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : AGILUS: St. Abbot of Rebais-en-Brie. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Col. 19.
- Joachim Wollast: Agilus . In: Lexicon of saints and veneration of saints . 1st volume. Herder, Freiburg i. B. 2003, ISBN 3-451-28191-0
- Alfons Maria Zimmermann: Agilus from Rebais-en-Brie . In: Josef Höfer , Karl Rahner (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 2nd Edition. tape 1 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1957.
Web links
- Biography ( Memento from February 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agilus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ail; Aile; Aisle; Ayeul; Ely |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot and Missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 580 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgundy |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30 at 650 |
| Place of death | Rebais-en-Brie |