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ST PAVACIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS - 24 JULY

 

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SAINT PAVACIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS

Saint Pavacius - who is also called Panatius by some sources, or Pavas in French - is considered the third Bishop of Le Mans (Mans) (apud Cenomanos) in France; he was ordained on August 22, 303, governed the Church of Le Mans for 43 years, and died on August 24, 346¹. As an assistant to Saint Julian he converted the city and the surrounding region - which was still largely tainted by pagan abominations - to Christ, introduced the communal life among the clergy, and performed numerous miracles. His holy relics were translated to the Church of Saint Julianus during the episcopate of Bishop Aldricus of Le Mans. A portion of his relics was brought to Paderborn in 836, along with those of Saints Gundanisolus and Liborius. The greater part of them, as well as the right arm of Saint Liborius, was interred in the Church of the Saviour (Salvatorskirche, St Saviour's Church) near Bray-sur-Seine; they were miraculously rediscovered there in 958, after having long been believed stolen and desecrated. Since the end of the tenth century, they have been venerated at Sens. However, the saint is also commemorated at Le Mans and, naturally, at Paderborn. (V. 537).

¹Thus Papebroch* (Jun. III. 859). Others (Gall. chr.*, Pertz, scr. IV. 152) place the death of his holy predecessor Thuribius around the year 495. Consequently, Saint Pavacius must have lived and exercised his ministry much later.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 754)

*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 Pavacius 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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