Pantalus
Pantalus († allegedly 304 or around 452) was the legendary first bishop of Basel , a martyr . He allegedly lived around 300 or the 5th century . Its name comes from the Greek, where Pantaleon means "just like a lion". He was one of the patrons of the diocese of Basel and is depicted as a bishop with a book and a palm.
Pantalus was brought into connection with St. Ursula in 1157 when his mortuary tablet was found in Cologne with a reference to a martyr's death. According to the resulting legend, he joined the procession of Ursula with her virgins, and on the return journey from Rome to Cologne he was also killed there by the Huns . The name is probably a corruption of Pantaleon, one of the main saints of Cologne.
The Catholic feast day of Pantalus is October 12th or 13th .
literature
- Marc Fehlmann : The Basel Pantalus . Basler Kostbarkeiten 40, Baumann & Cie ., Basel 2019.
- Helvetia Sacra , Division 1, Volume 1: Swiss Cardinals. The Apostolic Legation System in Switzerland. Archbishoprics and Dioceses I , edited by several authors, edited by Albert Bruckner , Bern 1972, pp. 127, 163.
- Hans-Rudolf Meier and Dorothea Schwinn Schürmann; Marco Bernasconi, Stefan Hess , Carola Jäggi , Anne Nagel and Ferdinand Pajor: The Basel Minster . (The art monuments of the canton of Basel-Stadt, Volume X). Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Bern 2019, ISBN 978-3-03797-573-2 , pp. 59–61.
- Pierre-Olivier Walzer : Vie des saints du Jura, Réclère 1979, pp. 39–63, 514f.
Web links
- Pantalus in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- Romain Jurot: Pantalus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pantalus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | allegedly first bishop of Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 3rd century and 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 4th century and 6th century |