Laurian

Altarpiece of the Laurean Chapel in Seville Cathedral with the statue of the saint and scenes from his life

Laurian ( Latin Laureanus , Spanish Laureano , * around 480-490 in what is now Hungary , † July 4, 546 in Vatan , Berry , Franconian Empire ) is a saint of the Catholic Church.

Life

Laurian was born in the Roman province of Pannonia during the time of the Ostrogoths to noble yet pagan parents. He came to Milan as a young man , was converted to Christianity through the influence of a relative and baptized by Bishop Eustorgius II . Afterwards Laurian was trained as a deacon .

The persecution of the Arians led him to Seville , where he was Archbishop of Maximus from 522 to 539 . It was the time when the Arian Visigoths ruled Seville (and Spain). Against reprisals, Laurian adhered to the Catholic faith and the Chalcedonian confession of Christ. The persecution continued, however, and so he had to leave Seville in 539, fled via Marseille to Rome , where he was received and comforted by Pope Vigilius .

While visiting the grave of Martin von Tours , in the heart of the Berry , he was captured and beheaded by soldiers of the Ostrogoth king Totila . His head was sent to Seville as a message about the power of the Arians. Locals, on the other hand, saw the arrival of the relic as a sign of the end of a plague epidemic they had suffered that devastated the city.

Laureano was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297 .

In Spain (Seville), France (Vatan), Colombia (including Bucaramanga , Tunja ) there are churches and schools dedicated to San Laureano . There was a Mercedarians ' monastery in Seville , which has been devastated since church property was confiscated .

Adoration

Relics of Saint Laurian were buried in Bourges Cathedral and Seville Cathedral.

Holiday

July 4th

source

↑ Saint Laurian of Seville catholicsaints.info, accessed May 4, 2019 (en)

Web links

Commons : Laurian - collection of images, videos and audio files

San Laureano, Obispo metropolitano de Sevilla y martyr by Diego Tello Lasso de la Vega (Spanish)
Saint Laurian Martyr à Vatan en Berry (French)
Eglise Saint-Laurian Vatan (French)
San Laureano, arzobispo de Sevilla y mártir († 544) (Spanish)
Santos hispanos durante el reinado de los visigodos (Spanish)
San Laureano y sus cosas (Spanish)
Archivo Digital de Arte Peruano - Decapitación de San Laureano (Spanish)

personal data
SURNAME	Laurian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Laurian (French); Laureano (Spanish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop and martyr
DATE OF BIRTH	at 480-490
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pannonia
DATE OF DEATH	4th July 546
Place of death	Vatan

[1] Saint Laurian of Seville catholicsaints.info, accessed May 4, 2019 (en)