Honoratus of Arles
Honoratus von Arles (* in Belgian Gaul ; † January 16, 429 or 430 in Arelate ) was bishop in what is now Arles ( southern France ) in the 5th century and is a saint .
Honoratus came from a consul family and was educated accordingly. He converted to Christianity as a teenager . At first he lived in a hermitage in Greece . He later returned to Gaul and lived in seclusion in the mountains of Fréjus . After his ordination as a priest , he founded a monastery based on the oriental model on the island of Saint-Honorat ( Îles de Lérins ) , the Lérins Abbey , which was strongly ascetic and soon developed into a spiritual center of Gaul. In 426 Honoratus was consecrated Bishop of Arles against his will . His term of office was characterized by dedication and charity .
His biographer was his nephew and successor Hilarius von Arles .
His feast day is January 16.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Honoratus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1021-1022.
- Franz Jung : Hilary of Arles , Life of St. Honoratus. A text study on monasticism and episcopalism in late ancient Gaul with a Latin-German text of "Sermo" and two sermons on St. Honoratus of Faustus of Riez and Caesarius of Arles. Carthusianus-Verlag, Fohren-Linden 2013, ISBN 978-3-941862-13-5 .
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| SURNAME | Honoratus of Arles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of the city of Arles, saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaul |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 429 or January 16, 430 |
| Place of death | Arles |