Severus of Vienne explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
| Severus of Vienne |
| Birth Place: | India (possibly) |
| Death Date: | c. 455 A.D. |
| Death Place: | Italy |
| Feast Day: | 8 August |
| Attributes: | Holding a devil in a chain[1] |
| Patronage: | Vienne, Saint-Sève |
Severus of Vienne (died c. 455) was a priest who evangelised in Vienne, France. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church[2] [3] as well as in other denominations.[4] [5] Severus was reportedly Indian by birth[6] and of possibly of wealthy origins. His entry in the Roman Martyrology reads:[7]
Severus settled in Vienne around 430.[8] He founded a church in honour of Saint Alban (now the church of Saint-Alban-du-Rhône) near Vienne.[9] He died in Italy, but his body was brought back to Vienne and buried in the church dedicated to the protomartyr Saint Stephen, which he himself had constructed.[10]
Further reading
- Book: Lucas, Gérard . Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins: Chroniques littéraires sur l'histoire de la cité, des Allobroges à la fin du Ve siècle de notre ère . 2018-10-18 . MOM Éditions . 978-2-35668-050-1 . Travaux de la Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée . fr . Anonyme, Vita Seueri . 10.4000/books.momeditions.1063 . https://books.openedition.org/momeditions/1063?lang=en.
- Vita Sancti Severi Viennensis presbyteri et confessoris . Analecta Bollandiana . 1 January 1886 . 5 . 416–424 . 10.1484/J.ABOL.4.02099 . 4 September 2021 . 0003-2468.
Notes and References
- Book: Husenbeth . F. C. (Frederick Charles) . Jessopp . Augustus . Blackburne . Edward Lushington . Marsh . William . Emblems of saints . 1882 . Norwich, Printed by A. H. Goose and co. . 13 October 2021.
- Web site: Saint Severus of Vienne . CatholicSaints.Info . 2 September 2021 . 7 August 2010.
- Book: Abbey . Saint Augustine's . Press . Aeterna . The Book of Saints . 1966 . Aeterna Press . 2 September 2021 . en.
- Book: Kurikilamkatt . James . First Voyage of the Apostle Thomas to India: Ancient Christianity in Bharuch and Taxila . 31 December 2005 . ISD LLC . 978-1-925612-63-9 . 2 September 2021 . en.
- In principle, those recognised as saints prior to 1050 are common to the Catholic and Orthodox churches, so Severus of Vienne is an Orthodox saint too.
- Raisharma . Sukanya . Much Ado about Vienne? A Localizing Universal Chronicon . Historiography and Identity III: Carolingian Approaches . Cultural Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages . January 2021 . 29 . 271–290 . 10.1484/m.celama-eb.5.120167 . 2 September 2021 . Brepols Publishers . 978-2-503-58655-7 . 234198159 . en.
- Book: The Roman Martyrology. 1916 . Baltimore : John Murphy . 2 September 2021 . 237.
- Web site: Saint Séver . nominis.cef.fr . 22 September 2021.
- Thursday, 21st January, 1915 . Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London . June 1915 . 27 . 54–67 . 10.1017/S0950797300013512 . 2 November 2021.
- Book: Thomas . P. . Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan: A General Survey of the Progress of Christianity in India from Apostolic Times to the Present Day . 17 December 2020 . Routledge . 978-1-000-22821-2 . 2 September 2021 . en.
