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'''Saint Eustace of Luxeuil''' (c. 560 – c. 629), also known as '''Eustasius''', was the second [[abbot]] of [[Luxeuil Abbey|Luxeuil]] from 611. He succeeded his teacher [[Saint Columbanus]], to whom he had been a favourite disciple and [[monk]]. He had been the head of the monastic school. |
'''Saint Eustace of Luxeuil''' (c. 560 – c. 629), also known as '''Eustasius''', was the second [[abbot]] of [[Luxeuil Abbey|Luxeuil]] from 611. He succeeded his teacher [[Saint Columbanus]], to whom he had been a favourite disciple and [[monk]]. He had been the head of the monastic school. |
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==Life== |
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When Columbanus, the founder of Luxeuil, was banished from the Kingdom of Burgundy, on account of his reproving the morals of King Thierry, the exiled abbot recommended his community to choose Eustace as his successor. Subsequently Columbanus settled at Bobbio in Italy.<ref name=Cullen>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05626a.htm Cullen, John. "St. Eustace." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 6 Dec. 2014]</ref> |
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Under the administration of the abbot Eustace, the monastery acquired renown as a seat of learning and sanctity. Through the royal patronage, its benefices and lands were increased, King Clothaire II devoting a yearly sum, from his own revenues, towards its support. Eustace and his monks devoted themselves to preaching in remote districts, not yet evangelized, chiefly in the north-eastern extremities of Gaul. Their missionary work extended even to Bavaria. Between the monasteries of Luxeuil in France and that of Bobbio in Italy (both founded by St. Columbanus) connection and intercourse seem to have long been kept up.<ref name=Cullen/> |
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A tradition states that he cured [[Sadalberga]] of [[blindness]]; he had been visiting [[Bavaria]] and cured this future saint of her ailment after stopping by at her house.<ref>{{cite book |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |publisher=Liturgical Press |location=[[Collegeville, Minnesota|Collegeville, MN]] |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |last2=Burns |first2=Paul |year=2000 |page=208 |oclc=33824974}}</ref> |
A tradition states that he cured [[Sadalberga]] of [[blindness]]; he had been visiting [[Bavaria]] and cured this future saint of her ailment after stopping by at her house.<ref>{{cite book |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |publisher=Liturgical Press |location=[[Collegeville, Minnesota|Collegeville, MN]] |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |last2=Burns |first2=Paul |year=2000 |page=208 |oclc=33824974}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0329.shtml Saint of the Day, March 29: ''Eustace of Luxeuil''] at ''SaintPatrickDC.org'' |
*[http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0329.shtml Saint of the Day, March 29: ''Eustace of Luxeuil''] at ''SaintPatrickDC.org'' |
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*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05626a.htm St. Eustace] at the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] |
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*{{de icon}} [http://www.dioezesanbibliothek-muenster.de/index.php?myELEMENT=88568 Biografie der Diözesanbibliothek Münster] |
*{{de icon}} [http://www.dioezesanbibliothek-muenster.de/index.php?myELEMENT=88568 Biografie der Diözesanbibliothek Münster] |
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*{{BBKL|e/eustasius_v_l|band=1|autor= Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz|artikel= Eustasius, zweiter Abt von Luxeuil|spalten=1569-1570}} |
*{{BBKL|e/eustasius_v_l|band=1|autor= Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz|artikel= Eustasius, zweiter Abt von Luxeuil|spalten=1569-1570}} |
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Revision as of 22:10, 6 December 2014
- "Saint Eustasius" is also the name of a bishop of Aosta.
Saint Eustace of Luxeuil | |
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| Died | 629 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | March 29 |
Saint Eustace of Luxeuil (c. 560 – c. 629), also known as Eustasius, was the second abbot of Luxeuil from 611. He succeeded his teacher Saint Columbanus, to whom he had been a favourite disciple and monk. He had been the head of the monastic school.
Life
When Columbanus, the founder of Luxeuil, was banished from the Kingdom of Burgundy, on account of his reproving the morals of King Thierry, the exiled abbot recommended his community to choose Eustace as his successor. Subsequently Columbanus settled at Bobbio in Italy.[1]
Under the administration of the abbot Eustace, the monastery acquired renown as a seat of learning and sanctity. Through the royal patronage, its benefices and lands were increased, King Clothaire II devoting a yearly sum, from his own revenues, towards its support. Eustace and his monks devoted themselves to preaching in remote districts, not yet evangelized, chiefly in the north-eastern extremities of Gaul. Their missionary work extended even to Bavaria. Between the monasteries of Luxeuil in France and that of Bobbio in Italy (both founded by St. Columbanus) connection and intercourse seem to have long been kept up.[1]
During his abbacy, the monastery contained about 600 monks and produced both bishops and saints. Eustace was noted for his humility, continual prayer, and fasting. He was succeeded as abbott by Saint Waldebert.
A tradition states that he cured Sadalberga of blindness; he had been visiting Bavaria and cured this future saint of her ailment after stopping by at her house.[2]
His feast day is March 29.
References
- ^ a b Cullen, John. "St. Eustace." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 6 Dec. 2014
- ^ Butler, Alban; Burns, Paul (2000). Butler's Lives of the Saints. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. p. 208. OCLC 33824974.
- Stohlmann, Jürgen (2003). "Eustasius von Luxeuil". Lexikon der Heiligen und der Heiligenverehrung. Vol. 1. Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder. ISBN 3-451-28191-0.
External links
- Saint of the Day, March 29: Eustace of Luxeuil at SaintPatrickDC.org
- Template:De icon Biografie der Diözesanbibliothek Münster
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz (1975). "Eustasius, zweiter Abt von Luxeuil". In Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 1. Hamm: Bautz. cols. 1569–1570. ISBN 3-88309-013-1.
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