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Silvanus of Ahun

Silvanus of Ahun

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

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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.

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



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