Patroclus of Troyes

Patroclus as the patron saint of the city of Soest ; Baroque representation, 18th century, on the central gable of the western town hall front

Patroclus von Troyes (French: Patrocle , abraded Parre (s) , English: Patroccus , Westphalian: Patrockel , German: Patroclus ; * around 200 , † around 259 in Troyes ) was a saint and martyr .

Vita and veneration of saints

According to legend, he was beheaded during Valerian's persecution of Christians . His name is identical to the Homeric Patroclus .

Archbishop Brun of Cologne transferred the relics from France to the St. Patrokli Cathedral (964) in Soest , where he is still venerated today. In succession to St. Peter as the patron saint of the oldest parish church, the St. Petri Church , and donor of the city's coat of arms, Patroclus became the patron saint of Soest.

The names of two places in the immediate vicinity of Troyes are derived from the martyr Patroclus: Saint-Parres-lès-Vaudes and Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres (2,700 inhabitants). The inhabitants of these Saint-Parres are called Patroclien (ne) s in French . There is a friendship between the city of Soest and Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres.

Patroclus shrine from Soest, remains today in Berlin

The historical Patroclus Shrine , the remains of which are now owned by the Sculpture Collection and the Museum of Byzantine Art (Berlin), is significant in terms of art history .

Patroclus of Troyes is not to be confused with the Merovingian Saint Patroclus of Bourges .

See also

• Patroclus Church

literature

• Ekkart Sauser :  Patroclus of Troyes. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 1202.
• Hubertus Schwartz : The Holy Patroclus. Festschrift for the millennium of the transfer of relics to Soest 1964. Soest 1964
• Wolfgang Sudkamp: St. Patroclus patron of the cathedral and the city of Soest. On the significance of the sacred in the past and present . Iserlohn 1991
• State museums in Berlin (ed.): The shrine of St. Patroclus from Soest. Capsa Gloriosi Martiris Beati Patrocli Nostri Patroni . Berlin 2004

Web links

Commons : Patroclus of Troyes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Patroclus as the patron saint of the city of Soest on the city's official website

Sources and evidence

1. ↑ See General-Anzeiger (Bonn): Nachrichten, December 10, 2004, S1 as well as in detail on the shrine: Wigbert Löer: The return of the patrol to Soest. Eight sculptures in a shrine tell a century of German history. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, December 3, 2004, features section, p. 42.