Volusianus of Trier
Volusianus was Bishop of Trier at the end of the 5th century.
Life
The rapid succession of bishop names at the end of the 5th and beginning of the 6th centuries suggests turbulent times in the period of transition from Roman to Frankish rule in the Trier area. Trier itself became Franconian in 496. After a period of crisis in the Christian community, a certain stabilization had already taken place under his predecessor Marus .
Volusianus was associated with the so-called New Year's Eve privilege. In it, Pope Silvester I (314–335) granted the Trier Church certain privileges. The bishop then had the document copied. The privilege itself and this attribution can only be proven for the 10th and 11th centuries. The text has even been handed down from the High Middle Ages. Despite doubts about the authenticity of the tradition, it cannot be completely ruled out that Volusianus arranged for copies of texts from Roman times as part of the consolidation of the Trier Church.
Although the Trier tradition gave Volusianus, with the tradition of the New Year's Eve privilege, a not unimportant role in the transition from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages , there was probably never any veneration of the bishop as a saint or blessed. It is not known where Volusianus was buried.
literature
- Hans Hubert Anton : Trier in the early Middle Ages. Paderborn, 1987, p. 85
- Friedrich Pfeiffer: Trier, Volusianus from. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 1461-1463.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Marus |
Bishop of Trier before 500 |
Miletus |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volusianus of Trier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Trier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century |