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ST SORUS, HERMIT - 1 FEBRUARY

 

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SAINT SORUS, HERMIT


Saint Sorus (French: Sour) is commemorated on February 1 (in Limoges) and on June 25. He flourished in the 6th century. His legend was written late and has little credibility. If we briefly summarize the main points, he was a hermit in the French region of Périgord, and was born and raised in the Auvergne of respected and Christian parents. When he was an adult, he went into solitude with two companions, Saint Amandus  (Amantius) (June 25) and Saint Cyprian (December 9), where admirers soon gathered around him and sought instruction from him. He then came to Périgord (Petrae erectae) and for some time received spiritual instruction from Abbot Salanus at the Monastery of Genouillac (Genoliacum in the Diocese of Cahors). Afterwards, Sorus and his companions began a strict penitential life. Sorus started wearing a deerskin robe, and beneath it an iron chain hanging from his neck. Abbot Aredius, who lived at Athane (Atenense cenobium), now Saint Yrier la Perche in the Diocese of Limoges, sent him a letter of encouragement. Their residence then became Peyre-Levade and later Saint Amand de Coly, where the grotto of Saint Sour is still known and venerated today. Through him, the Monastery of Terrasson was founded, which housed his holy body until 1789. The year of the saint's death is considered to be 580; the Bollandists* state simply that he went to his eternal reward in the 6th century. His veneration has existed since time immemorial, especially at Terrasson and in the entire surrounding area. The local parish church still possesses his relics.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 345-46)

*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 Sorus 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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