| Saint Lupus of Troyes | |
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| Born | ~383, Toul |
| Died | ~478, Troyes |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | July 29 |
| Attributes | depicted with a diamond falling from heaven as he celebrates Mass; shown holding a chalice with a diamond in it or at the altar, giving a diamond to a king[1] |
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Saint Lupus (French: Loup, Leu) (ca. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Christianity has used symbols from its very beginnings Each Saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people 383 - ca. 478) was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary’s sisters, Pimeniola. Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a Sous-préfecture of the Saint Hilary of Arles (c 403-449 was a Bishop of Arles. In early youth he entered the Abbey of Lérins then presided over by his kinsman Honoratus Lupus worked as a lawyer. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person [2] However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement. Lupus renounced all of his wealth and entered Lérins Abbey, a community led by Saint Honoratus. Lérins Abbey is a Cistercian Monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with For the 7th century saint see Honoratus of Amiens. Saint Honoratus (ca Around 426, Lupus was named bishop of Troyes. Lupus was reluctant to assume this office: a story told of him was when he traveled to Mâcon in order to dispose of an estate, he was met by deputies of the diocese of Troyes with the news of the death of Ursus, bishop of Troyes, and his own selection to the see. Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne Lupus refused to take this office but eventually relented. [3]
Lupus is identified with the figure of the same name who accompanied Saint Germanus of Auxerre on his first visit to Britain with the purpose of ending Pelagianism. Germanus of Auxerre (c 378– 31 July, 448) was a Bishop of Auxerre in Gaul. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Pelagianism is a theological theory named after Pelagius (ad 354 – ad [4] Lupus has also been called the brother of Vincent of Lérins. Saint Vincent of Lérins (in Latin, Vincentius) was a Gallic author of early Christian writings [5]
Lupus and Attila
Lupus was credited with saving Troyes from the Huns under Attila, in 451. Troyes (tʁwa is a commune, the préfecture (capital of the northeastern Aube département in France and is The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a Turkic core of aristocracy [6] According to the accounts, after praying for many days, Lupus, dressed in full episcopal regalia, went to meet Attila at the head of a procession of the clergy. Attila was so impressed with Lupus that he spared the city. Attila went to lose the Battle of Chalons. Lupus ran into trouble when Attila asked the bishop to accompany him and his army after Chalons; Attila believed that Lupus’ presence would spare his army from extermination. However, Lupus was accused by the Romans of helping the Huns escape. Lupus was forced to leave Troyes, and he became a hermit in the mountains. A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic" But, as one source states, “many scholars doubt the veracity of the account of the Attila incident. ”[7] A similar tale is told of Saint Genevieve. In Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Saint Geneviève ( Nanterre near Paris c Donald Attwater writes that the tale of Lupus and Attila is hagiographical rather than historical. Hagiography ( is the study of Saints. A hagiography, from Greek (hağios (ἅγιος "holy" or "saint" and graphē (γραφή [8]
References
- ^ Saints of July 29
- ^ Saints of July 29
- ^ Saints of July 29
- ^ Saints of July 29
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Frejus
- ^ St. Lupus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
- ^ St. Lupus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
- ^ Attwater, Donald. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints,(1945) Reprint: 1981, p. 223.
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