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Saint Vigilius of Trent ( it, San Vigilio di Trento, german: Vigilius von Trient; c. 353 – 26 June 405) is venerated as the patron saint and
Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 July 2018 Vigilius also preached in Brescia and Verona, which lay outside of his diocese. His companions during his missions were Saints Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander, who were sent by Ambrose to assist Vigilius. Tradition makes these three natives of Cappadocia. A work called ''De Martyrio SS. Sisinnii, Martyrii et Alexandri'' is attributed to Vigilius. In 397, Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander (''Sisinio, Martirio e Alessandro'') were killed at Sanzeno after they attempted to convert the local population there to Christianity. Vigilius forgave their killers and had the remains of the three men sent to John Chrysostom in Constantinople, as well as to Simplician, Ambrose's successor, in Milan. Milan would later give some of those relics back to Sanzeno in the 20th century, where they rest in the (). Vigilius is associated with the legend of St. Romedius, who is often depicted alongside or astride a
Monks of Ramsgate. “Vigilius”. ''Book of Saints'', 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 November 2017.
/ref> near Lake Garda at the area called Punta San Vigilio. Ironically, a statue of the god
Vigilius was buried at a church that he built at Trent, later expanded by his successor Eugippius, and dedicated to Vigilius. This became Trento Cathedral. He was immediately venerated after his death, and the acts of his life and death were sent to Rome, and Pope Innocent I, according to the '' Catholic Encyclopedia'', "seems to have made a formal
ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon, Vigilius_von_Trient
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bishop of Trent
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Trento ( la, Archidioecesis Tridentina, German Trient), in the Triveneto, is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese named after its see in Alpine Italy, Trento (Tr(i)ent), in Trentino-Alto Adige region.
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. He should not be confused with the pope of the same name.
Life
According to tradition, he was a Roman patrician, the son of Maxentia and a man whose name is sometimes given as Theodosius. His brothers, Claudian and Magorian, are also venerated as saints. Vigilius was educated at Athens and seems to have been a friend of Saint John Chrysostom. In 380, Vigilius settled in the city of Trent and was chosen as the city's bishop. He may have been consecrated by eitherAmbrose
Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...
of Milan or Valerian (Valerianus) of Aquileia. Ambrose donated the episcopal insignia and showed a paternal solicitude for Vigilius. As bishop, Vigilius attempted to convert Arians and pagans to Nicene Christianity and is said to have founded thirty parishes in his diocese. He is traditionally regarded as the founder of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trent. A letter attributed to Ambrose encourages Vigilius to oppose marriages between Christians and pagans.Mershman, Francis. "St. Vigilius." The Catholic EncyclopediaVol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 July 2018 Vigilius also preached in Brescia and Verona, which lay outside of his diocese. His companions during his missions were Saints Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander, who were sent by Ambrose to assist Vigilius. Tradition makes these three natives of Cappadocia. A work called ''De Martyrio SS. Sisinnii, Martyrii et Alexandri'' is attributed to Vigilius. In 397, Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander (''Sisinio, Martirio e Alessandro'') were killed at Sanzeno after they attempted to convert the local population there to Christianity. Vigilius forgave their killers and had the remains of the three men sent to John Chrysostom in Constantinople, as well as to Simplician, Ambrose's successor, in Milan. Milan would later give some of those relics back to Sanzeno in the 20th century, where they rest in the (). Vigilius is associated with the legend of St. Romedius, who is often depicted alongside or astride a
bear
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. According to Romedius' hagiography
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, Romedius once wished to visit Vigilius, a friend of his youth, but Romedius' horse was torn to pieces by a wild bear. Romedius, however, had the bear bridled by his disciple David (Davide). The bear became docile and carried Romedius on its back to Trento.
Death
According to a much later tradition, Vigilius, who had been accompanied by his brothers Claudian and Magorian as well as a priest named Julian, was killed in the present-day parish of Rendena, in the Rendena Valley, where he had been preaching to the locals there, who worshipped the godSaturn
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. Vigilius said Mass and overturned a statue of the god into the Sarca River. As punishment, he was stoned to death/ref> near Lake Garda at the area called Punta San Vigilio. Ironically, a statue of the god
Neptune
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stands in front of Vigilius' shrine in Trent today.
Veneration
Vigilius was buried at a church that he built at Trent, later expanded by his successor Eugippius, and dedicated to Vigilius. This became Trento Cathedral. He was immediately venerated after his death, and the acts of his life and death were sent to Rome, and Pope Innocent I, according to the '' Catholic Encyclopedia'', "seems to have made a formal canonization
Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of ...
, for Benedict XIV calls Vigilius the first martyr canonized by a pope.”
Vigilius’ arm was removed as a separate relic and placed into its own reliquary in 1386. He is venerated in Tyrol. A German farmers’ saying associated with a 2nd feast day of 31 January was: "Friert es zu Vigilius / im März die Eiseskälte kommen muss!" (“If it freezes on St. Vigilius’ Day, frost will come in March!”). There are similar sayings associated with other “weather saints
Weather lore is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning.
Much like regular folklore, weather lore is passed down through speech and writing from normal people without the use of external me ...
.”
See also
* Maximus of TurinReferences
Nicholas Everett, ''Patron Saints of Early Medieval Italy AD c.350-800'' (PIMS/Durham University Press, 2016), pp.124-138.External links
*ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon, Vigilius_von_Trient
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