Silvanus of Ahun
Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French: Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint.
Saint Silvanus of Ahun | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Died | 407 AD Ahun, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Saint-Silvain d'Ahun |
| Feast | October 16 [1] |
| Attributes | dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm.[2] |
| Patronage | Ahun; Château-Chervix[3] |
According to the tradition, Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on October 16, 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
- Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints (Published by Hodges, 1877. Original from Oxford University), p. 415.
- Jacques Baudoin, Le grand livre des saints (Editions Creer, 2006), 439.
- "Silvanus van Ahun". Heiligen-3s. n.d. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
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