Trophimus

Figure of St. Trophimus in the cloister of St-Trophime , Arles

According to tradition, Saint Trophimus was the first bishop of the city of Arles ( France ) when it became the seat of a diocese in the middle of the 3rd century .

Life

According to Gregory of Tours , Trophimus was ordained bishop around the year 250 with six other companions. With his companions ( Gatianus of Tours, Paulus of Narbonne , Saturninus of Toulouse , Austremonius of Clermont , Dionysius of Paris and Martial of Limoges ) he was sent on a mission to Gaul . It is first attested to in a letter from the year 417.

Legends and Adoration

According to a legend that originated around the year 450, Trophimus was a student of the apostle Peter . With this legend, the bishops of Arles wanted to emphasize the important position of their diocese. According to other legends, he was a student of the Apostle Paul , because in the Acts of the Apostles ( Acts 21.29 EU ) there is an account of an Ephesian named Trophimus, who belonged to the company of Paul and possibly in 2 Timothy ( 2 Tim 4:20 EU ) is mentioned again; he is said to have suffered martyrdom under Emperor Nero in Rome around the year 70 .

Trophimus is also venerated as a saint. Ado von Vienne brought the biblical Trophimus in connection with the first bishop of Arles in the 9th century ; the city 's former cathedral and today's main church is named after him. His feast day is December 29th.

presentation

Trophimus was rarely shown. He wears the bishop's robe.

literature

Ekkart Sauser : Trophimus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 1362-1363. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Trophimus, p . In: Johann E. Stadler , Franz Joseph Heim, Johann N. Ginal (eds.): Complete Lexicon of Saints ... , Volume 5 (Q-Z), B. Schmid'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (A. Manz), Augsburg 1882, p. 569 .
Anke Krüger: South French local saint between church, dynasty and city from the 15th to the 16th century, Stuttgart 2002. (With an extensive chapter on and transcripts of the various vites of St. Trophimus).

Web links

Commons : Trophimus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Trophimus in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints

personal data
SURNAME	Trophimus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of the city of Arles, saint
DATE OF BIRTH	before 250
DATE OF DEATH	after 250