Marius of Avenches

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Marius von Avenches (St. Marius, Marius Aventicensis or Marius Aventicum; * 530 or 531 in Autun in Burgundy ; † December 31, 594 in Lausanne ) was Bishop of Aventicum , but moved his official seat to Lausanne after the first half of his term of office . Marius was an important historian of the Burgundian and Franconian early Middle Ages. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Life

Marius came from a distinguished Burgundian family, possibly belonging to the late Roman Gallo-Roman senatorial nobility of Autun . From 574 he was bishop in Aventicum (today: Avenches ). In 585 he took part in the Franconian Synod of Mâcon . In 587 he had a church built and consecrated in Payerne . Because of the decreasing importance of the city of Aventicum, he moved the bishopric to Lausanne . The exact year cannot be determined; possibly Lausanne was only intended as a temporary seat in the early years. Marius allegedly had manual skills and was also active as a goldsmith. He was buried in the Church of St. Thyrsius, which was later renamed St. Marius. His feast day is December 31st.

plant

His history book is a continuation of the world chronicle of Tiro Prosper from Aquitaine . The reporting period covers the years 455 to 581, with the first hundred years only just described as a consul row. Historically valuable are the reports on the battles between Ostrogoths and Byzantines as well as the depiction of the attacks by the Franks . The term variola for smallpox is mentioned for the first time in the work of Marius .

expenditure

  • Theodor Mommsen, Ed .: Monumenta Germaniae Historica : Auctorum Antiquissimorum 11 . Berlin 1894 (older text edition; online here ).
  • Justin Favrod: La chronique de Marius d'Avenches (455-581) . Lausanne 1991. (Text edition of the chronicle with French translation and commentary)

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Marius von Avenches  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Marius of Avenches
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Aventicum
DATE OF BIRTH 530 or 531
PLACE OF BIRTH Autun
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 594
Place of death Lausanne