Salvius of Albi | |
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 St. Gregory and Salvius in front of King Chilperic I, from Grandes Chroniques de France de Charles V | |
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| Born | Albi |
| Died | 584 |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 10 September |
Salvius, Salvi or Sauve (died 584) was a bishop of Albi in Francia between 574 and 584, later venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. [1] His feast day is 10 September. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4] After this he was venerated in the city and was later declared to be a saint.
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