ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 11th of January
SAINT SALVIUS, BISHOP OF AMIENS
Saint Salvius, famous for miracles, succeeded Ado in 672, and flourished in the reign of Theodoric III. His relics rest at Montreuil, in Picardy, in the Benedictine Abbey which bears his name, whither they were translated from the cathedral of Amiens, several years after his death, as is related in his anonymous life, a piece of uncertain authority with regard to his actions.
HIS RELIC IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
A relic of this saint was formerly kept with great veneration in the cathedral of Canterbury, mentioned in the history of that church, etc.
OTHER FAMOUS SAINTS WITH THE NAME SALVIUS
This saint must not be confounded with St Salvius of Albi, nor with the martyr of this name in Africa, on whose festival St Austin (Augustine) made a sermon.
THE DAY OF HIS TRANSLATION
Today seems the day of his translation, and October 28 that of his death.
From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Salvius 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.
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