Saint Domitius Explained
| Domitius of Amiens |
| Death Date: | 8th century |
Saint Domitius (Domice) of Amiens (fl. 8th century) is a French saint, venerated especially in the diocese of Amiens.
Legend
A former canon of Notre-Dame of Amiens, Domitius had given up his prebend to live a solitary life.[1] Based on the readings for his office, hagiographer Laurentius Surius says that Domitius was not a priest, but a deacon of the church of Amiens who became a hermit at Saint-Acheul along the banks of the Avre.[2] He is remembered for providing spiritual guidance to Saint Ulphia.[3]
One of the statues in the portal of Amiens Cathedral has been identified as Domitius.[4] [5] There is also a painting of Domitius with Saint Ulphia in the cathedral. The painting is attributed to the nineteenth century painter, Jean de Franqueville.
Domitius is commemorated on October 23.[6] He is not listed in the 2004 revised edition of the Roman Martyrology.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090312065006/http://mcah.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/facade/body.html Murray, Stephen. "The Portals, Access to Redemption", Columbia University
- https://books.google.com/books?id=yzqOCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA186&dq=Saint+Domitius&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_gI6eudCIAxVQGFkFHVdOAngQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=Saint%20Domitius&f=false Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 186
- https://books.google.com/books?id=mTqKrLX8GVwC&pg=PA610&dq=Saint+Domitius&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigweaaw9CIAxXlFVkFHRdlMbI4HhDoAXoECA0QAg#v=onepage&q=Saint%20Domitius&f=false Delaney, John J., "Ulphia", Dictionary of Saints, Random House Publishing Group, 2005, p. 610
- Web site: Footnotes . 2006-11-08 . 2011-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527105336/http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/facade/footnotes.html . dead .
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC1NDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT540&dq=Saint+Ulphia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIjrL6q9CIAxU5ElkFHXgIK40Q6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=Saint%20Ulphia&f=false Male, Emile. The Gothic Image: Religious Art In France Of The Thirteenth Century, Routledge, 2018
- https://books.google.com/books?id=A5MVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Saint+Domitius&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_gI6eudCIAxVQGFkFHVdOAngQ6AF6BAgOEAI#v=onepage&q=Saint%20Domitius&f=false The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonized by the Catholic Church: Extracted from the Roman & Other Martyrologies, St. Augustine's Abbey (Ramsgate), A. & C. Black, 1921
