Deodatus of St. Dié
Deodatus von St. Dié or Deodatus von Nevers (* around 590 in Ireland (?); † after 680 near Hagenau in Alsace ) is a hermit and bishop from Saint-Dié-des, originally venerated by the people, but also officially canonized in 1049 -Vosges or Nevers . His feast day is June 19th.
Vita
His legendary life story was written by Humbert von Moyenmoutier in the 11th century . As a result, Deodatus ( French Dieudonné ) lived as a hermit in the forest of Arbogast near Haguenau in a valley of the Vosges . He founded the Ebersmünster monastery near Schlettstadt on the ruins of an ancient Merkur temple ; later another monastery (Juncturae) was built near today's city of Saint-Dié. After that he is said to have been appointed bishop of the city of Nevers , about 400 km south-west ; later he resigned his office and retired to the forest solitude of the "Galilee Valley" near Saint-Dié, where he also died.
Adoration
Venerated by the people for a long time, its relics were raised in 1002 . In the Thirty Years' War (1636) burned by the Swedes, but his skull and some other bones were preserved; these rest in the cathedral of Saint-Dié . For a long time he was invoked against the plague and against the forces of nature and evil spirits.
presentation
Medieval representations of the saint are almost unknown; Modern portraits show him as a bishop or as a helpful or meditating hermit.
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| SURNAME | Deodatus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saint Deodat; Saint Dié |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 590 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 680 |
| Place of death | Haguenau |