Euphronius of Autun
Saint Euphronius of Autun (died after 472) was a bishop of Autun[1] between 450 and 490. According to Dom Basil Watkins OSB, Euphronius "was one of the greatest bishops of Gaul..."in the 5th century.[2]
Life[edit]
He became bishop in 451 at the latest. Gregory of Tours[3] reports that he had built a church dedicated to Saint Symphorian in Autun. He was a friend of Bishop Lupus of Troyes.[2]
The letters of Sidonius Apollinaris[4] note that around the year 470 he accompanied the bishop of Lyon and other prelates to Chalon-sur-Saône to consecrate a new bishop. Also in 472, Sidonius wrote to him to attend the consecration of the new bishop of Bourges.
In 453 Euphronius composed a letter, now lost, to the bishop of Angers, Talasius. It is reproduced in the Concilia Antiquae Galliae.[5] Around 470, when Bishop Perpetuus of Tours was building a new church to house the remains of Martin of Tours, Euphronius sent marble for the cover of the saint's tomb.[6]
Euphronius was buried in the graveyard of the Abbey of St. Symphorian, Autun; his name is in the Roman Martyrology for August 3.
References[edit]
- ^ I.-F. Grégoire et F.-L. Collombet, Œuvres de C. Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius, vol. II, Lyon, Impr.-libr. Rusand, 1836
- ^ a b Watkins OSB, Basil. "Euphronius of Autun", The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 220 ISBN 9780567664150
- ^ Histoire des Francs, II, 15
- ^ Letters, vol. IV, n°25 ; vol. VII, n°8 ; vol. IX, n°2.
- ^ Sirmond P. (1629), Christian Gaul. Literary History of France, Volume II, p. 465.
- ^ Van Dam, Raymond. Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul, Princeton University Press, 2011, p. 18 ISBN 9781400821143
Sources[edit]
- Nominis: Saint Euphrone (in French)
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