Vincent of Agen
According to Christian legend, Vincent of Agen was a deacon and martyr in the 3rd or 4th century in Venetum near Agen in southern France . According to tradition from the year 550, he made the sign of the cross during a ceremony of the pagan sun cult in which a fire wheel was used and thus extinguished the fire. After Vincent was arrested and professed Christianity , he was mistreated and beheaded. Christians bury him. When his body was found about 150 years later, it was completely indestructible and was solemnly buried again.
The veneration of St. Vincent, of which Venantius Fortunatus and Gregory of Tours also report, was at its height in the 6th century . During the Norman invasions in the 9th century that were relics of the saints into the monastery of Conques brought later to Conques . Some relics are also in the Marienkirche in Berlin-Spandau .
His feast day in the Catholic Church is June 9th .
literature
- Andreas Merkt: Vincent von Agen. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 1431-1432.
- Lexicon of the Middle Ages , Volume 8 . Dtv, Munich 2003, pp. 1704–1705.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vincent of Agen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Martyr and saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century or 4th century |