Vindicianus
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Saint Vindicianus | |
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| Born | c.632 AD Bullecourt |
| Died | c.712 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 11 March |
Saint Vindicianus(Vindician) (French:Vindicien) (c.632 – 712) was abishop of Cambrai-Arras.Hisfeast dayis 11 March. He is called a spiritual follower ofSaint Eligius(Saint Eloi).
Life
[edit]Traditionally, his birthplace is given asBullecourt,nearBapaume.This is the birthplace indicated in the documents dating much later than the saint's death, but which claim to reproduce an ancient local tradition. Nothing is known of his early years.[1]
On the death ofSt. Aubert,Bishop of Cambrai-Arras (about 668), Vindicianus was elected his successor.[2]He was bishop of this see in the reign ofTheuderic IIIof Neustria (about 673).[1]
In 673 Vindicianus supervised the translation of the body ofSt. MaxellendetoCaudry.In the same year he consecrated the monastery ofHonnecourt-sur-Escaut,which was given in 685 to St.Bertin.In 675 he signed a charter of donation in favour of the abbey atMaroilles,rendered illustrious bySt. Humbert(Emebertus). In the same year he consecrated the church atHasnon.He was probably in relation with St. Arnaud of Tongeren, since his signature appears on the latter's testament in 679. In 681 he claimed for his diocese the honour of possessing the body ofSt. Léger,but he did not succeed, the remains of St. Léger being confided toAnsoald,Bishop of Poitiers.[1]
His predecessor,St. Aubert,had founded theAbbey of Saint-Vaast,the building of which he had been unable to complete; Vindicianus finished it, apparently in 682, and placed it temporalities under the protection of Thierry III, who conferred numerous gifts on the monastery.[3]In 685 a certain Hatta was placed at its head by Vindicianus.
In the following year Vindicianusr dedicated the church at Hamaye-les-Marchienne, and acted at the exhumation of the bodies of Sts.Eusebiaand Gertrude of Hamage, who had been abbesses of the monastery of that name.[4]
The events of his life after this date (686) are unknown. The first recorded reference to Brussels ( "Brosella" ) in 695 is attributed to him. He died about 695 and was buried at Ecoivres wood onMont-Saint-Éloi.The region was ravaged by theNormansin the ninth century, and on more than one occasion therelicsof the saint were in danger, until in 1030 BishopGerard I of Cambraihad his body removed to the episcopal city. After having been atDouaiandArras,the relics were returned to Mont-St-Eloi in 1453. After still further translations, especially in 1598 and 1601, the body was finally placed in the cathedral at Arras.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcVan der Essen, Léon. "St. Vindicianus." The Catholic EncyclopediaVol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 2 December 2021
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^Decraene, Claire. "Visit Mont-Saint-Eloi", Arras Pays d’Artois Tourisme
- ^Butler, Alban. "St. Vedast, Bishop of Arras, Confessor",The Lives of the Saints.1866
- ^Cristiani, Léon. "Liste chronologique des saints de France, des origines à l'avènement des carolingiens",Revue d'histoire de l'Église de France,1945, p. 82
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Vindicianus".Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.
