Silvanus of Ahun

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Saint Silvanus of Ahun
Martyr
Died407 AD
Ahun, France
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine Saint-Silvain d'Ahun
Feast 16 October [1]
Attributes dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm. [2]
Patronage Ahun; Château-Chervix [3]

Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French : Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint.

According to the tradition, Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on 16 October 407. [2] [3]

Veneration

Chevet de Saint-Silvain d'Ahun. Ahun eglise chevet.jpg
Chevet de Saint-Silvain d’Ahun.

The antiquity of his cult is based on the fact that there was an ancient tomb said to carry his relics; the tomb rests in the crypt of the 12th-century church of Saint-Silvain d’Ahun. [2] In a wood panel dating from 1639, he is depicted dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm. [2]

The following places carry Silvanus' name :

References

  1. ↑ Baring-Gould, Sabine (1877). The Lives of the Saints. Hodges. p. 415. Original from Oxford University
  2. 1 2 3 4 Baudoin, Jacques (2006). Le grand livre des saints (in French). Editions Creer. p. 439. ISBN   978-2848190419. OCLC   901202893.
  3. 1 2 "Silvanus van Ahun". Heiligen-3s. n.d. Retrieved May 8, 2009.



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