Frodulphe de Barjon, known as Saint Frou, born in the 7th century at Autun, and died in the 8th century at

Barjon Barjon () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barjonais''. Geography Barjon is located on the southern flank of Mont Mercure (469 m) ...

, was a religious and holy French Catholic, a disciple of

Saint Mederic Saint Mederic or Medericus, also known in French as Saint Merri or Médéric (died 29 August 700), was a monk and a hermit, who is considered patron saint of the right bank

Early life

Placed as an

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at the

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, Frodulphe de Barjon learns prayer, meditation, and penance. It was under his abbacy that

Saint Mederic Saint Mederic or Medericus, also known in French as Saint Merri or Médéric (died 29 August 700), was a monk and a hermit, who is considered patron saint of the right bank

made him his disciple and his friend; he had kept it on the baptismal font and devoted himself to his education. When St. Merry left the monastery to take refuge in the solitude of the great woods of the Morvan, surely he was one of those who went in search of him and found him, begged him to return to take care of them. Not having succeeded, he was surely brothers who went to fetch the bishop of Autun, Ansbert, to bring him back to the heart of his monastery

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Once back home, life resumed. Frodulphe de Barjon accompanied his master on his journey to Paris, about 696, on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Denis, and met their compatriot Germain de Paris, who was formerly abbot of the abbey of Saint-Symphorien d'Autun. On the way, he stopped at the Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin de Champeaux in Brie, near Melun, Merry being sick. They had made this long journey on foot. Having left for Paris, the two men stopped at Bonneuil-sur-Marne and

Charenton-le-Pont Charenton-le-Pont () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne (river), Marne rivers; the () pa ...

, the Abbe Merry multiplying the number of miracles on his way. Having settled again in a solitary place, some faithful began to gather and thus was born in the hamlet of Saint-Méry. Deciding to collect themselves also on the tomb of Saint Denis, they made a stop at

Thomery Thomery () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France, between the forest of Fontainebleau and the river Seine. Thomery station has rail connections to Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Melun and Par ...

. Arriving in

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, they discovered, in a small wood, on what was formerly the island Saint-Martin, in the marsh, a small chapel near the church of

Saint-Pierre-des-Bois Saint-Pierre-des-Bois () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also compri ...

, where they decided to stay. They stayed there for two years and nine months. It is in this hermitage that his companion died on August 29, 700. Frodulphe de Barjon returned to Burgundy and became abbot of the monastery of St. Martin, which he left when the

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s of General Ambiza sacked Autun on August 22, 725, and retired as a hermit in the solitude of

. Part of his body was repatriated to Paris to be buried near his master in St. Peter's Chapel. Bones of his body are preserved in a reliquary of gilded wood in the parish church of Saint-Philibert in Trouhaut (Côte-d'Or)

Legacy

Saint Frou is invoked against headaches and toothaches. The sarcophagus of Saint Frou in the parish church in Barjon (Côte-d'Or) is listed as an historical monument."Sarcophage de saint Frou", Monuments historiques
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References

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