Saint Syagrius (; died 600 AD) was a

bishop of Autun The Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Diocesis Aeduensis'', ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), m ...

. His

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is August 27 (September 2 in some

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). He was bishop of Autun from around 560 until his death and travelled to

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with

Guntram Saint Gontrand ( 532 in Soissons – 28 March 592 in Chalon-sur-Saône), also called Gontran, Gontram, Guntram, Gunthram, Gunthchramn, and Guntramnus, was the king of the Kingdom of Orléans from AD 561 to AD 592. He was the third-eldest and seco ...

for the baptism of

Chlothar II Chlothar II, sometimes called "the Young" ( French: le Jeune), (May/June 584 – 18 October 629) was king of the Franks, ruling Neustria (584–629), Burgundy (613–629) and Austrasia (613–623). The son of Chilperic I and his third wife, Fred ...

. He provided hospitality to Saint

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on the latter's way to England.

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granted Syagrius the

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and decreed that the bishops of Autun have precedence in France after the

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Biography

Syagrius was son of Bishop (later Saint) Desideratus of Verdun, who was killed by Sirivald, for reasons of rivalry and revenge. Syagrius organized a punitive expedition in 554, to assassinate Sirivald in a villa, after murdering a first person by mistake, they returned to fulfil its mission. In 567, he participated in the Second Synod of Lyon, and 573 in the Third Synod of Paris convened by

, and the Second Council of Mâcon in 581, and 583 in the Third Council of Lyons. He received 596 monks sent by

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the Great on a mission to convert England, led by the monk

. Bishop Syagrius convinced Queen Brunhild to build in Autun three institutions that would play a big role in the history of the city: the Abbey of St Andoche, a hospice and Benedictine nunnery; the Abbey of St. John the Great, also a Benedictine nunnery; and the Abbey of St Martin, a Benedictine monastery.

Venantius Fortunatus Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus ( 530 600/609 AD; ), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus (, ), was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a bishop of the Early Church who has been venerated since the Middle Ages. ...

who was a brilliant composer of complicated poetry sent many acrostics to Syagrius.Fortunat, L.V, c.6, Pub. dans Nisard, "Coll des auteurs latins? Ausone, Sidoine Appolinaire, Fortunat", Paris, Firmin Didot, 1887, p. 138–141 et 147 in:

Paul Deschamps Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo P ...

& Marc Thibout, ''La Peinture murale en France'', Librairie Plon, 1951, in-8 carré, p. 12.

Veneration

His relics can be seen at

Val-de-Grâce The Val-de-Grâce (; Hôpital d'instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce or HIA Val-de-Grâce) was a military hospital located at 74 boulevard de Port-Royal in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was closed as a hospital in 2016. History ...

in Paris.

References

External links

Saints of August 27: Syagrius
6th-century births 600 deaths Bishops of Autun 6th-century Frankish bishops 6th-century Frankish saints {{france-bishop-stub