Tillmann from Solignac
The holy Tillmann (also Tillo , in Germany Thielmann , France Theau * 608 in Westphalia , † January 7 702 in Solignac ) worked as a priest in Tournai and long retired as a hermit. His feast day is January 7th.
Life
Tillmann probably came from Westphalia in Old Saxony and therefore had pagan parents. Already as a boy, he was forcibly brought to the Frankish Empire via Flanders , bought by St. Eligius in Paris, baptized and given to the monks of Solignac (Solemniacum) in the Limousin for further education. Ordained a priest, he worked from Tournai, the old Merovingian residence before 487, far into the Netherlands and his old homeland Germany. After the death of St. Eligius on December 1, 659 , he went for a long time in solitude to Brajeac near Mauriac in Auvergne . He is said to have buried the holy Ewaldi brothers around 691 near Dortmund . He knew the hour of his own death at the advanced age of almost 94 years, because he sent a messenger to Bishop Hermenus (Ermenon) of Limoges , who then appeared at the right time to bury Tillmann. 300 students mourned at his grave.
patron
St. Tillmann is the patron saint of children who find it difficult to walk. He is also called on against childhood illnesses and fever.
Origin of name
Tillmann means "the fit man".
literature
- Article Tillo (Tillmann) von Solignac in Stadler's Complete Lexicon of Saints , 1858–1882
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| SURNAME | Tillmann from Solignac |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thielmann, from Solignac; Theau, de Solignac; Tillo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Priest, hermit and saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 608 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westphalia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 702 |
| Place of death | Solignac |