Aregius Explained

Aré or Aregius of Nevers was bishop of Nevers in France and is known because he subscribed to the deeds of both the Fifth Council of Orléans,^{[1] [2] [3]} in 549 and the Second Synod of Paris (551/2 / 556/73 / 567^[4]) in 551.

According to a legendary tradition after he died is body was set adrift on the river but the boat he was set on returned where it was cast off and that is where he was interred. Many healings have been attributed to this place. A painting by Dominique Trévillot depicts this scene. He rests in Decize.

References

1. Hefele, Carl Joseph (1895). A History of the Councils of the Church, from the Original Documents. By the Right Rev. Charles Joseph Hefele ... Volume IV. A.D. 451 to A.D. 680. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. p 366-367.
2. Mansi, J.-D. (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio editio novissima Tomus IX (Florence 1763). p 135-138.
3. Goyau, Georges. "Councils of Orléans ." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. Retrieved: 2016-08-18.
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=PI9EAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA379 Acta Conciliorum tom. 3 col. 353