Serenus from Sirmium

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Depiction of Saint Serenus (center) on a leaded glass window in the Saint-Cerneuf church in Billom

Serenus von Sirmium († around 302 or 307 in Sirmium , today Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia ), also called the gardener , is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He suffered under the Roman Emperor Maximian , co-emperor with Diocletian in Sirmium, a town in the Roman province of Pannonia , the martyr . Serenus is the patron saint of gardeners. His holiday is February 23rd.

Names

Other names for Serenus are Sirenatus, Sirenus, Synerus, Sinerius, Senerus, in French Sérène, Cerneuf, in Spanish Sireno, Sinerio.

Legend

According to legend , Serenus was a Greek Christian who immigrated to Sirmium. He had bought a garden there to cultivate and serve God. One day he was slandered by an officer's wife who accused him of violent behavior. Her husband, who served in the bodyguard of the Emperor Maximian, turned to the Emperor and accused Serenus. Maximian instructed the governor of the province to summon Serenus, who, however, credibly protested his innocence. However, the defendant's impeccable behavior gave the governor the idea that he could be a Christian. When Serenus answered the question about his belief truthfully, the governor sentenced him to death and had him beheaded.

Relics

Until the French Revolution were relics of the saint in the church of Saint-Cerneuf in Billom in Puy-de-Dôme in the French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes kept. How the relics got to Billom is not clear, perhaps by a bishop named Juvénal or St. Hilary of Poitiers .

presentation

The holy Serenus of Sirmium is represented with a spade and a martyr's palm.

Patronage

The church of Saint-Cerneuf in Billom is dedicated to the holy Serenus of Sirmium.

literature

  • Michel Andan: La collégiale Saint-Cerneuf de Billom . Parish of Saint-Martin des Marches du Livradois (ed.), Pastorale Tourisme & Loisir 2017, p. 5.

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SURNAME Serenus from Sirmium
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sirenus; Sirenatus; Sireneus; Synerus; Senerus; Sinerius; Cerneuf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Martyr, saint
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH 4th century
Place of death Sirmium