ST FRAMBALD, HERMIT

ST FRAMBALD, HERMIT - 16 AUGUST

SAINT FRAMBALD, HERMIT

The name Frambald is derived from the Old German fra (fram) = before, very; and bald = bold, therefore: very bold etc. -

Saint Frambald (Frambaldus, Frambaldo, Rasbaldus; French: St-Fraimbourg, Frambourd, Frambaud), born in Auvergne, spent his youth at the court of the kings of France. However, as he increasingly longed for the freedom of the saints, he left the world to focus solely on eternity. Initially he withdrew to the village of Ivri near Paris, where he lived as a hermit. Fearing the distractions because of the proximity of this city, Frambald subsequently shut himself up in the abbey of Micy (Miciacum), in the diocese of Orleans. From there he went to Maine, where, according to Butler* (XI. 169), he died around the year 542.

Although he lived mostly as a hermit, he still had students around him and is probably therefore often called abbot. His relics were later brought to Senlis (Silvanectum, Augustomagus), a town in what is now the Oise department, and there they were kept in the collegiate church of his name. In 1177 a transfer took place, which King Louis VII attended along with legates of the Holy See. Some of his mortal remains were brought to Ivri in 1675, and deposited in a chapel that bore the name of the saint. The memorial of this transfer is celebrated there on May 1. A brotherhood was also set up in the local parish under Frambald's protection. In the new Martyrology of Evreux* Saint Frambald is mentioned on August 15, which is believed to be the day of his death. The Bollandists*, on the other hand, list Frambald on August 16. (III. 300.)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 245)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Frambald may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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