Sigo ( la, Sequanus; french: Seine; died 580 AD) was a Burgundian abbot of the sixth century. He is a saint of the

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, an Orthodox saint and the reputed founder of the

Abbey of Saint-Seine The Abbey of Saint-Seine (french: Abbaye de Saint-Seine) is a former Benedictine monastery located in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France. During the Middle Ages it was a wealthy and powerful institution. It was suppressed at the F ...

and in the Orthodox Church.

Life

Sigo lived in the town of Mesmont, in

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. After living as a

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for some time, the bishop of

Langres Langres () is a commune in France, commune in northeastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Haute-Marne, in the Regions of France, region of Grand Est. History As the capital o ...

ordained him to the priesthood. However, he was disliked by the local clergy, so he went to the monastery of Réomé to study

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and help the monks there. Eventually, he left to found his own monastery in the forest of Segestre, near the

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. He gained a reputation for miracles, began gathering followers and the monastery soon flourished. The monastery attracted nearby peasants who started settling a small community around the church. This community eventually became the town of

Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is also a place steeped in history with its archaeological sites, the goddess Sequana; nymph Sources close to the Seine and Alesia, the remnants of its ancien ...

. Sigo died around 580 and was buried at the abbey. His

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s were stolen during the

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and have been presumed destroyed.

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* French Roman Catholic saints 6th-century Christian clergy Christian abbots 6th-century Christian saints {{France-saint-stub