Saints Rasyphus (Rasiphus) and Ravennus (french: Saints Rasyphe et Raven, Ravenne) (fifth century) are venerated as
Christian
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saints
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and martyrs. According to Christian tradition, they were natives of Britain who fled their country during the Anglo-Saxon invasions. They settled in Gaul and became hermits. They were then martyred, perhaps by Goths who adhered to
Arianism
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.
The myth of foundation associated with the parish church of St-Aubin in
Macé
Macé () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Orne department
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, Normandy, states that the two saints founded their hermitage near the site of the current building, near a miraculous spring of water.Macé /ref>
There are several versions of their martyrdom. The first states that they were tossed against a great block of sandstone. Their heads dented the stone but the two saints were not hurt (there are two visible prints in the church of St-Aubin of Macé that are considered to be the marks made by the heads of the two saints). They were then decapitated and buried near the present grounds of St-Aubin de Macé; a tombstone marks the site of their former grave.
Veneration
The two saints were venerated as great healers, responsible for many miracles. They were venerated in the
diocese of Séez
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History
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Bayeux Cathedral
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during the Viking invasions. The relics were then taken to
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Wars of Religion. Finally, they were taken to Grancey in Champagne, where they rest today. Their
feast day
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