Desiderius of Langres

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Martyrdom of Bishop Desiderius of Langres (14th century)

Desiderius ( French Didier or Dizier ; dates unknown) was the third bishop of Langres in Champagne , France , in the 3rd, 4th or early 5th century . He is revered as a martyr . Many places and churches in France bear his name. His feast day, May 23rd, is also that of St. Desiderius of Vienne , which suggests that tradition about both people has been mixed up.

List of bishops

The oldest parts of the list of the bishops of Langres are incomplete or uncertain. Today's dates are conjectures and in some cases differ considerably, with Desiderius between 264 and 346.

Synod of Cologne

A Gaulish particular council in Cologne is dated to the year 346 , the historicity of which is controversial, but whose list of participants also provides other attested information. In it Desiderius appears as Bishop of Langres.

martyrdom

Sainte-Madeleine and the associated former monastery of Saint-Didier , now the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Langres

Desiderius is said to have tried to appease the king of the attackers during a vandal raid near Langres , and for this he was beheaded in the open. In the Martyrologium Romanum this event is dated May 23, 407, i.e. 61 years after the Synod of Cologne. Desiderius must therefore have been executed at the biblical age of well over 90 years. His relics are venerated in the former St. Magdalene Church in Langres, Sainte-Madeleine , which has therefore been called Saint-Didier since the late Middle Ages.

presentation

Medieval representations of the saint are unknown; Even in modern times only a few individual representations are known as bishops.

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Desiderius  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ All data associated with his name are unsecured and incompatible with one another.
  2. ^ Eglise Saint-Didier (ancient). Dossier PA00079095. In: inventaire-patrimoine.cr-champagne-ardenne.fr. Grand Est region , accessed December 24, 2017 (French).
  3. ↑ The year was derived from the historically secured vandal incursion 406/07 .
personal data
SURNAME Desiderius of Langres
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Didier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French bishop and saint
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century
DATE OF DEATH uncertain: May 23, 407
Place of death at Langres