Severinus of Agaunum
Severinus von Agaunum († 506 or 507 in Château-Landon in France ) is a saint of the Catholic Church . His feast day is February 11th .
Surname
The name Severinus means severity in Latin.
Legend
The story of St. Severinus von Agaunum has been handed down in two lives . One text goes back to his alleged student, Bishop Faustus von Sens, another text was written around 800 for Bishop Magnus von Sens .
The place of birth of Severinus is not documented. He is described as of noble descent and is said to have been installed as abbot in the monastery in Agaunum, today's Saint-Maurice in the Swiss canton of Valais . The famous Saint-Maurice Abbey was only founded in 515. Severinus was perhaps the abbot of a pre-existing monastery.
According to legend, Severinus was summoned to Paris by King Clovis I's doctor in 504 to heal the seriously ill ruler. On the way to Paris Severinus healed several sick people. In Nevers he is said to have healed Bishop Eulalius and a leper at the gates of Paris. He relieved King Clovis from his fever by covering him with one of his clothes and saying prayers. After he recovered, Clovis distributed alms and released prisoners. On his way back, Severinus visited Paschasius and Ursicinus, who lived as recluses in a grotto in Château-Landon. Severinus died there in 506 or 507. The former Saint-Séverin abbey in Château-Landon bears the saint's name.
Relics
The relics of Saint Severinus were venerated in the crypt of the abbey church of Saint-Séverin in Château-Landon .
Patronage
- former abbey of Saint-Severin in Chateau-Landon
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Vol. 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 197-198.
Web links
- Severinus of Agaunum. In: Complete Lexicon of Saints . Volume 5. Augsburg 1882, p. 273.
- Severinus of Agaunum. In: Stadler's Complete Lexicon of Saints .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Severinus of Agaunum |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Severin of St. Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot, saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 506 or 507 |
| Place of death | Chateau-Landon , France |