Luperculus

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Saint Luperculus
Bishop and martyr
Died3rd century
Zaragoza or Eauze
Venerated in Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast March 1; March 5 (Tarbes); June 28

Luperculus (Lupercus, Lupercius) (French : Luperc, Loubert [1] , Spanish : Lupercio) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a bishop of Eauze and was martyred by the governor Dacian during the reign of Decius. [2] He was traditionally the second in that episcopal see, the first bishop being Paternus. [3] [4]

His legend states that his steadfastness led to the conversion of several pagans to Christianity, including a man named Anatolius, captain of the guard. [4]

Eauze Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Luperc) at Eauze is dedicated to him.

Eauze is his principal place of veneration, but he was widely venerated in the Armagnac region. [4] He was also venerated at Tarbes. [5]

There is a saint of that name who was martyred at Zaragoza around 304 AD, who is mentioned by Prudentius. This Saint Luperculus had the feast day of April 16. Sabine Baring-Gould writes that the two saints are the same person: "Probably S. Luperculus preached [at Eauze], and thence traveled to Spain, where he suffered." [2] A tradition in Spain makes this Lupercus (San Lupercio) an uncle of the virgin martyr Saint Engratia, who shared the same feast day of April 16. [2] Some sources state that the two saints are not the same person. [6]

Another saint Lupercus was said to have been a son of Marcellus of Tangier, and was martyred at León, Spain with his brothers Claudius and Victoricus. [7]

Saint-Loubert takes its name from him.

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References

  1. ↑ [ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints (J. Hodges, 1874), 410.
  3. ↑ Bulletin 1999-2000 1ère partie Archived 2008-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 3 Luperculus, S. - Zeno.org
  5. ↑ St. Lupercus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
  6. ↑ "Lexikoneintrag zu "Luperculus, S.". Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon, Band 3. Augsburg".
  7. ↑ Santi Claudio, Luperco e Vittorico
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