Licinius (bishop)

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Charlotte von Ferré presented by Saint Licinius. Window in the Eponyms Church of La Chapelle-Janson ( Ille-et-Vilaine ).

Licinius (* around 540; † on November 1st around 610) ( French: Saint Lézin ), German also Lezin , was Count of Anjou from 587 to around 592, after which he was Bishop of Angers from 592 to around 610.

Life

According to other sources, Licinius became bishop of Angers around 585. He is said to have been friends with Bertrand from Le Mans . Pope Gregory "the Great" asked Licinius for help with the mission in England. In Angers he built the monastery consecrated to John the Baptist and later named after him.

effect

He is considered a saint of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. His public holiday in the Orthodox Church is February 13th, in the Catholic Church his feast day is celebrated on November 1st.

Magnobod of Angers had Licinius' relics transferred to the monastery he founded in Angers.

literature

  • Licinius of Angers . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3., completely reworked. Edition. tape 6 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1997.

Web links

  • Joachim Schäfer: Licinius of Angers. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved August 31, 2015 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nominis: Saint Lézin
  2. ↑ forum-orthodoxe.com: saints pour le 13 février du calendrier ecclésiastique
personal data
SURNAME Licinius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lezin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Angers
DATE OF BIRTH at 540
DATE OF DEATH around 610