Marius of Avenches
Marius von Avenches (St. Marius, Marius Aventicensis or Marius Aventicum; * 530 or 531 in Autun in Burgundy ; † December 31, 594 in Lausanne ) was Bishop of Aventicum , but moved his official seat to Lausanne after the first half of his term of office . Marius was an important historian of the Burgundian and Franconian early Middle Ages. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Life
Marius came from a distinguished Burgundian family, possibly belonging to the late Roman Gallo-Roman senatorial nobility of Autun . From 574 he was bishop in Aventicum (today: Avenches ). In 585 he took part in the Franconian Synod of Mâcon . In 587 he had a church built and consecrated in Payerne . Because of the decreasing importance of the city of Aventicum, he moved the bishopric to Lausanne . The exact year cannot be determined; possibly Lausanne was only intended as a temporary seat in the early years. Marius allegedly had manual skills and was also active as a goldsmith. He was buried in the Church of St. Thyrsius, which was later renamed St. Marius. His feast day is December 31st.
plant
His history book is a continuation of the world chronicle of Tiro Prosper from Aquitaine . The reporting period covers the years 455 to 581, with the first hundred years only just described as a consul row. Historically valuable are the reports on the battles between Ostrogoths and Byzantines as well as the depiction of the attacks by the Franks . The term variola for smallpox is mentioned for the first time in the work of Marius .
expenditure
- Theodor Mommsen, Ed .: Monumenta Germaniae Historica : Auctorum Antiquissimorum 11 . Berlin 1894 (older text edition; online here ).
- Justin Favrod: La chronique de Marius d'Avenches (455-581) . Lausanne 1991. (Text edition of the chronicle with French translation and commentary)
literature
- Justin Favrod: Les sources et la chronologie de Marius d'Avenches . In: Francia 17 (1990), pp. 1-22.
- Klaus Sprigade: Marius, Bishop v. Avenches. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 835-837.
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SURNAME | Marius of Avenches |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Aventicum |
DATE OF BIRTH | 530 or 531 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Autun |
DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 594 |
Place of death | Lausanne |