Salvius, Salvi or Sauve (died 584) was a bishop of Albi in Francia between 574 and 584, later venerated as a saint. [1]
Saint Salvius of Albi  | |
|---|---|
| Born | Albi |
| Died | 584, while helping sick people during an epidemic |
| Occupation | Bishop of Albi; also a lawyer, monk, abbot, and hermit |
| Years active | 580-584 |
He came from a powerful family within the church, which contributed many bishops in the south of France through the end and fall of the Roman Empire. He was a distant relation of Gregory of Tours who wrote his life. [2] He was also a relative of Saint Didier of Cahors.
Salvius was educated in law and humanities, before becoming a lawyer in Albi. Later he became a monk and a hermit and was made bishop in 574.
As bishop he intervened with the powerful Chilperic I and stayed in Albi to take care of his flock during a famine and a plague epidemic to which he succumbed in 584.
He was buried in his monastery but his remains were later moved to the church of Saint-Salvi in Albi. Their exact location is now lost because of renovation in the 18th century. [3] After this he was venerated in the city and was later declared to be a saint.
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