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

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, 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 th ...

and in the Orthodox Church.

Life

Sigo lived in the town of Mesmont, in Burgundy. After living as a

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for some time, the bishop of

Langres Langres () is a commune in northeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est. History As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe known as the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then ...

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 Seine. 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 anc ...

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