Sulpicius II of Bourges
Sulpicius II. (* Late 6th century in Vatan , France , † January 17, 647 in Bourges ) was Bishop of Bourges and is a saint of the Catholic Church.
Life
Sulpicius II was the descendant of a Gallo-Roman noble family. He became a deacon under Bishop Austregisilus (Outrille) of Bourges and initially headed the episcopal school. Later, Chlothar II , the king of the Franconian Empire appointed him to the court chaplain . When the bishop of Bourges - Saint Austregisilus - died in 624, Sulpicius II was appointed as his successor.
As a bishop, Sulpicius strove primarily to restore ecclesiastical discipline and to convert the Jews. He took part in the Synod of Clichy in 626 . He consecrated his treasurer Desiderius as Bishop of Cahors . Towards the end of his life, Sulpicius installed a coadjutor , retired to a monastery he founded, and died at the age of about fifty on January 17, 647.
Adoration
The Holy more were churches consecrated, including Saint-Sulpice in Paris, the priest Jean-Jacques Olier in 1642 the priest Congregation of the Sulpician founded. Other important buildings are the three apsidial Romanesque priory church of Saint-Sulpice in the small southwestern French town of Marignac and the late Gothic church of Saint-Sulpice in Fougères . The saint's feast day is January 17th.
See also
literature
- Ernst Pulsfort: Sulpicius. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 11, Bautz, Herzberg 1996, ISBN 3-88309-064-6 , Sp. 257-258.
Web links
- Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints - Sulpicius II of Bourges
- Stadler's Lexicon of Saints - Sulpicius II of Bourges
- Complete Lexicon of Saints (1882) - Sulpicius the Pious
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SURNAME | Sulpicius II of Bourges |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sulpicius the Pious |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Bourges, saint |
DATE OF BIRTH | before 600 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vatan , France |
DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 647 |
Place of death | Bourges |