Silvanus of Ahun
Saint Silvanus of Ahun | |
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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] |
Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French: Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on October 16, 407.[2][3]
Veneration
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 his name:
References
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