Theodulf of Trier
Theodulf von Trier ( Latin Theodulphus , * in Britain ; † around 511 in Trier ) was a hermit . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .
Life according to the legend
Theodulf is said to have been born the son of a prince in Britain. He vowed chastity and refused to enter into the marriage his parents intended for him. So he was sent into exile by his father. At the time when Clovis I was King of the Frankish Empire (around 500), he came to Gaul and moved on to Trier, where he became a priest and settled as a hermit in the ruins of the imperial palace there. His brother Theoderich later followed him to Trier. Theodulf died in his hermitage around 511.
Aftermath
In 1250 Theodulf's bones were found in a chapel in the Kaiserthermen in Triers and kept in the Dominican church . After their secularization they came to the Trier Liebfrauenkirche .
His feast day is February 28th, the day his bones were found. He is considered the patron saint against diseases.
literature
- Ekkart Sauser: Theodulf von Trier. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 11, Bautz, Herzberg 1996, ISBN 3-88309-064-6 .
Web links
- Theodulf von Trier in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- Saint Theodulf of Trier. In: kirchensite.de. Diocese of Münster, accessed on June 27, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theodulf of Trier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Theodulphus of Trier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British prince son, hermit and saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Britain |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 511 |
| Place of death | trier |