Cautinus

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Cautinus (also Cautin ; † 571 in Clermont-Ferrand ) was bishop of the Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand from 551 to 571 .

Life

Initially, Cautinus served as a deacon in Issoire at the tomb of St. Stremonius. He redesigned the shrine and the place developed into a place of pilgrimage, where the faithful sought the help of the saint.

After the death of Bishop Gallus in 551, the priest Cato, popular with the people and parts of the clergy, usurped the diocese. Archdeacon Cautinus then sought support from King Theudebald . The king called the bishops together in Metz and Cautinus was consecrated bishop by them.

Cautinus strengthened his position in the divided diocese by seeking the help of saints. He went on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Julian and promoted above all the cult of St. Stremonius. When the bishopric of Tours became vacant in 556, Cautinus proposed his adversary Cato as bishop there. But Cato had found support from King Chlothar I and above all from his son Chramn.

Cautinus' character was marked by public drunkenness, a lack of education, addiction to the flattery of the Jews and greed. He did not even hesitate to bury alive the priest Anastasius, whose property he was trying to appropriate.

He probably died shortly before Easter 571 in Clermont of an epidemic that struck the Auvergne.

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Gregorius Turonensis  - Sources and full texts (Latin)

Remarks

  1. ^ Raymond Van Dam, Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul , p. 46.
  2. ↑ a b c d Raymond Van Dam, Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul , pp. 58-59
  3. ^ Raymond Van Dam, Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul , p. 64
  4. ^ Gregory of Tours , Historiae , 4, 7
  5. ^ A b Gregory of Tours, Historiae , 4, 11.
  6. ^ Gregory of Tours, Historiae , 4, 12
  7. ^ Raymond Van Dam, Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul , p. 191.
predecessor Office successor
Gallus Bishop of Clermont
551-571 		Avitus I.
personal data
SURNAME Cautinus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cautin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Clermont
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century or 6th century
DATE OF DEATH 571
Place of death Clermont-Ferrand