Arnulf of Soissons

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Saint Arnulf of Soissons

Arnulf von Soissons or Arnout von Soissons OSB (* around 1040 in Pamel , Flanders , † August 15, 1087 in Oudenburg ) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church . He was a Benedictine and Bishop of Soissons ( France ).

Life

Arnulf was born around 1040 to the noble Paméle family in the Belgian region of Flanders. At the age of about 20 he entered the Benedictine order and lived as a rekluse (withdrawn) at the monastery of Saint Médard in Soissons, which is north of Paris. In 1078 he was given the office of abbot of Saint Médard in Soissons , legend has it that he should have hidden to avoid his calling, but a wolf tracked him down.

bishop

In 1081 he was appointed Bishop of Soissons for the deposed Bishop Ursio. Already as abbot, but also as pastor , he was a supporter of the reforms introduced by Pope Gregory VII . His inauguration was prevented or severely hindered by his predecessor and his supporters. In several cases he acted as a mediator between the warring parties in armed conflicts, which is why he was called "Apostle of Peace" in Belgium and France. The national unification of the Flemings was particularly important to him . In 1085 he had to resign under pressure from his opponents, he went on several mission trips and in 1084 founded the Abbey of Aldenburg ( Oudenbourg ) near Bruges . During one of these trips, Bishop Arnulf fell ill and died on August 15, 1087.

Worship and canonization

Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin with the image of Arnulf

Miraculous healings are said to have occurred at his grave, and a veneration of Arnulf began. Pope Calixt II (1119–1124) canonized him in 1121 . Arnulf von Soissons is the patron saint of beer brewers and millers , in art he is depicted as both a monk and a bishop and adorned with the attributes of the miter , crook and wolf (according to the legend).

Saint name

There are three saints with the name Arnulf, including: Arnulf von Soissons, Arnulf von Metz (582? –640) and Arnulf von Gap († 1079).

Trivia

The label of the Steenbrugge beers shows the image of Saint Arnulf von Soissons.

literature

Web links

Commons : Arnulf von Soissons  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helge Wittmann: In the shadow of the landgraves: Studies on aristocratic rule formation in high medieval Thuringia. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar 2008 [1] (accessed on March 18, 2015)
  2. ↑ Arnulf (Arnoux) von Gap in the dictionary of saints [2]
personal data
SURNAME Arnulf of Soissons
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arnout from Soissons
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Soissons, Benedictine abbot, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH around 1040
PLACE OF BIRTH Pamel , Flanders
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1087
Place of death Oudenburg