Domitian of Maastricht

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Domitian (us) of Maastricht (also of Huy ) († around 560) was Bishop of Tongeren and is venerated as a saint.

Domitian of Maastricht, fountain figure from the 16th century in Huy

Life

Next to his predecessor Falko , Domitian stood at the beginning of the church after the end of the Roman and the beginning of the Frankish rule . Domitian took part in the Synod of Clermont in 535 . He also attended the Synod in Orleans in 549. He Christianized the valley of the Meuse . The building of churches and hospitals is attributed to him. It is also sometimes assumed that he moved the bishopric from Tongeren to Maastricht . This seems to be the misinterpretation of the sources on the Synod of Clermont.

According to a legend, he killed a dragon near Huy and thus saved the threatened city.

He was later venerated as a saint and as a patron saint of fever . His feast day is May 7th. His relics are in Notre-Dame de Huy . His worship was widespread there early on.

Remarks

  1. ^ Eugen Ewig : The Merovingians and the Franconian Empire. Stuttgart 1988, p. 113.
  2. ↑ Knut Schaeferdiek: Franca Rhiensis and the Rhenish Church. Marginal notes on early Franconian history. In: threshold time. Contributions to the history of Christianity in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Berlin u. a. 1996, p. 336f.
  3. ↑ Calendar of saints: St. Domitian of Maastricht
  4. ^ Adriaan Verhulst: The Rise of Cities in North-West Europe. Cambridge 1999, pp. 5, 29.
personal data
SURNAME Domitian of Maastricht
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Domitian of Huy; Domitianus of Maastricht
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Tongeren, saint
DATE OF BIRTH before 535
DATE OF DEATH around 560