Christian de l'Aumône

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Christian de l'Aumône (* unknown; † July 27, 1145 in the Abbey of l'Aumône near La Colombe in what is now Loir-et-Cher ) is a saint of the Catholic Church .

Christian de l'Aumône was initially a hermit at Le Mans . But his real calling was the order of the Cistercians and so he entered the Cistercian abbey of l'Aumône near La Colombe.

In this monastery, St. Christian died in the state of a mystic on July 27, 1145. The Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Christian de l'Aumône on July 27.

literature

  • Maurice Coens: La vie de Christian de l'Aumône . In: Analecta Bollandiana 52 (1934), No. 1/2, pp. 5-20. Société des Bollandistes , ISSN  0003-2468 .
  • Jean Leclercq: Le texte complet de la Vie de Christian de l'Aumône . In: Analecta Bollandiana 71 (1953), pp. 21-52.
  • Chrysogonus Waddell : The Cistercian 'Lay Monk' - Monachus laicus - A Contradiction in Terms? In: Cîteaux 61 (2010), ISSN  0009-7497 , pp. 53-62.
  • Christianus . In: Johann E. Stadler , Franz Joseph Heim, Johann N. Ginal (eds.): Complete Lexicon of Saints ... , Volume 1 (A – D), B. Schmid'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Augsburg 1858, p.  605 .
personal data
SURNAME Christian de l'Aumône
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Christian of Aumône
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cistercians, mystics
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1145
Place of death Abbey of l'Aumône near La Colombe , Loir-et-Cher department