Lucius of Chur
Luzius von Chur (* in Prättigau or in Montafon ( Vorarlberg ); † 5th / 6th century in Chur , Canton of Graubünden ) was a missionary and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
There are many legends about the life of Lucius , but there are few historical facts. He came from the land of Britanni , an old name for the Prättigau and Montafon region in Vorarlberg and probably acted as a messenger of faith in the Rhine valley near Chur in the 5th or 6th century . Nothing is known about his missionary work. The mediaeval sources describe Lucius exclusively as a believer of Christianity and not as a martyr. His sister is said to have been St. Emerita .
Legend
The first legendary biography was written around the year 800. In it, the term Britanni is equated with Britain . Accordingly, Lucius was King of Britain around 166. Pope Eleutherus sent Timothy , a student of the apostle Paul , to Lucius with a missionary mandate. Lucius obeyed him and moved first to Augsburg and later to Raetia . Angry pagans threw him into a well, whereupon he was saved by believers. According to this legend, he died in 176. According to another legend, he was the first bishop of the city of Chur. However, he is missing from the Chur bishops' list .
Adoration
His feast day is December 2nd. He was originally buried in the St. Luzius Church in Chur. The relics were stolen in 923, but have been back in Chur Cathedral since 1108 . He is the patron saint of the Diocese of Chur . His bust reliquary , probably made around 1499 by the goldsmith Hans Schwartz from Constance, is (like the bust reliquary of Placidus ) in the Cathedral Museum in Chur.
literature
- Ursus Brunold: Luzius. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2009
- Bruno W. Häuptli: Luzius von Chur. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 25, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7 , Sp. 864-868.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holy Emerita in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- ↑ "923 we hear about the robbery of relics." Official website of the Diocese of Chur (accessed on June 4, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucius of Chur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lucius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Confessor of faith and patron of the Diocese of Chur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prättigau or Montafon ( Vorarlberg ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |
| Place of death | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland |