Stremonius

Stremonius - statue made of painted wood in the Abbey Church of Mozac (17th / 18th century)

Stremonius or Austremonius (French Austremoine ) was, according to tradition, the first bishop of Auvergne .

Life

He was one of the seven men ordained bishops who, according to Gregory of Tours (538-594) , were sent to the mission to Gaul at the time of Emperor Decius , i.e. in the years 249 to 251 . Passio des Saturninus from Toulouse , dating from the 17th century . The other missionaries were: Gatianus of Tours , Trophimus of Arles , Paul of Narbonne , Saturninus of Toulouse, Dionysius of Paris and Martial of Limoges , who are each considered to be the first bishops of their diocese .

Relics

Gregor tells Stremonius that he was able to carry out his mission and that he died in peace. After his death, his body was transferred to Volvic before King Pippin ( Pippin the Younger 764 or Pippin II of Aquitaine 848) had the relics brought to Mozac Abbey , even if the former Issoire Abbey and the Diocese of Clermont claimed them for themselves. Then, in the mid-9th century, the bishop 's skull was brought to Saint-Yvoine before returning to Issoire around 900, where Stremonius was originally buried.

presentation

Austremonius was rarely depicted; he wears the bishop's robe and is - if not labeled - indistinguishable from other bishops.

gallery

Statue and stained glass window to Stremonius (Austremoine) in Issoire

Adoration

Austremonius is only venerated in a few places in the Auvergne; his feast day is November 8th.

Others

Saint, who died around the year 258 Privatus von Mende is said to have been his pupil.

swell

Passio Saturnini (early 5th century), Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina 7495–7496
Gregory of Tours. In: Bruno Krusch , Wilhelm Levison (eds.): Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum 1,1: Gregorii Turonensis Opera. Part 1: Libri historiarum X. Hannover 1937 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ), I, 30

Web links

Commons : Stremonius - Collection of Images

Austremonius von Clermont in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints

Individual evidence

^ Gregor von Tours, Decem libri historiarum, I, 30: "Sub Decio vero imperatoris ..." and in the sentence but one: "Huius tempore septem viri episcopi ordenati ad praedicandum in Galliis missi sunt, sicut historia passiones sancti martyres Saturnini denarrat."
↑ Gregor von Tours, I, 30: "Hic ergo missi sunt: Turonicis Catianus episcopus, Arelatensibus Trophimus episcopus, Narbonae Paulos episcopus, Tolosae Saturninus episcopus, Parisiacis Dionisius episcopus, Arvernis Stremonius episcopus distinatus episcopus, Lemovicinis Martialialis est."

personal data
SURNAME	Stremonius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Austremoine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of the Auvergne
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century
DATE OF DEATH	3rd century

[1] Gregor von Tours, Decem libri historiarum, I, 30: "Sub Decio vero imperatoris ..." and in the sentence but one: "Huius tempore septem viri episcopi ordenati ad praedicandum in Galliis missi sunt, sicut historia passiones sancti martyres Saturnini denarrat."

[2] Gregor von Tours, I, 30: "Hic ergo missi sunt: Turonicis Catianus episcopus, Arelatensibus Trophimus episcopus, Narbonae Paulos episcopus, Tolosae Saturninus episcopus, Parisiacis Dionisius episcopus, Arvernis Stremonius episcopus distinatus episcopus, Lemovicinis Martialialis est."