Languedocien
Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian or Lengadocian (), is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and Southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyennai ...
: ''Sent Çabrian'') is a former
commune
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in the
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department
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in south-western
France
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. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Lendou-en-Quercy.
History
Legend of the relics of St. Cyprian
The village's name comes from the name of
Cyprian
Cyprian (; la, Thaschus Caecilius Cyprianus; 210 – 14 September 258 AD''The Liturgy of the Hours according to the Roman Rite: Vol. IV.'' New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975. p. 1406.) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Chri ...
, bishop of Carthage, whose relics are claimed to have been hidden here during two centuries before reportedly transferred to
Moissac
Moissac () is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne. Route nationale N113 was constructed through the ...
in 1122. This information comes from
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in his ''Chronicle'', and in an old lectionary of the abbey of Moissac, quoted by the
Gallia Christiana
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, which says that the relics were transferred to Moissac from a place in the diocese of Cahors called ''Valles'' or ''Les Vaux''.
Alain de Solminihac
Alain de Solminihac (25 November 1593 – 31 December 1659) was a French Roman Catholic religious reformer and served as the Bishop of Cahors from 1636 until his death.
Solminihac was a professed member of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustin ...
probably did not believe the authenticity of the relics.
Before 1790, the parish's name was Saint-Cyprien des Vaux.
Administration
List of
mayors
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since
1793
The French Republic introduced the French Revolutionary Calendar starting with the year I.
Events
January–June
* January 7 – The Ebel riot occurs in Sweden.
* January 9 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fl ...