Saturday, January 28, 2012

SAINT SALVIUS OR SAINT SAUVE


Saint Salvius (Salve, Sauve)

died 625. Bishop of Amiens in the north of France. His relics were enshrined in Montreuil in Picardy.


Saint Salvius (7th century), bishop. The identity of a famous relic, presented to Canterbury Cathedral by William the Conqueror, when Lanfranc rebuilt it after the fire in 1069, is a matter of dispute. Some identify this Salvius with the bishop of Amiens, who flourished under Theodoric II and died in 625, and whose relics were transferred to Montreuil (Picardy). Feast: 12 January.

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