Name
Aredius, monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591
Saint ID
S00302
Number in BH
BHL 664-668
Reported Death Not Before
591
Reported Death Not After
591
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Lesser clergy , Ascetics/monks/nuns
| ID | Title | E00367 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry. | E00536 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (36), tells of relics of *Clemens/Clement (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00111) being brought to the territory of Limoges (western Gaul); their authenticity was proved when they miraculously regenerate a dry spring, invoked by the prayers of *Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591, S00302). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00540 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (41), quoting verses by Venantius Fortunatus, tells of a church and relics of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) in Brioni (Italy) where a wooden beam miraculously extended itself, and splinters from it had healing power; parts of it were saved from fire and transferred to Limoges (western Gaul) to *Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591, S00302). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E02316 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (8.15), records how *Vulfilaicus (late 6th c. stylite and monastic founder, S01199) kept vigils in youth in the name of *Martin (ascetic and bshop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), became a disciple of Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591), and visited with him the tomb of Martin in Tours, where Aredius gathered dust in a small box (capsula). This dust when placed in the oratory of Aredius' monastery in the Limousin (western Gaul) increases in quantity. Vulfilaicus travels to the region of Trier (north-east Gaul), and on a column imitates the stylite *Symeon (probably the Elder, ob. 459, S00343; possibly the Younger, ob. 592, S00860). He destroys idols and converts the locals to Christianity; is cured of sores with oil brought from Saint Martin’s church in Tours; is ordered off his column by bishops; all in around 565-585. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 585/594. | E02387 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (10.29), gives an account of the life, miracles and death, in 591, of *Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591, S00302). He builds churches to unnamed saints (S00518), provides them with relics, and founds a monastery in the Limousin (western Gaul). Gregory describes several of his miracles, and refers to his own writings for further miracles of Aredius, effected through the power of *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035) and *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050); he bequeaths his possessions to the churches of Martin in Tours and *Hilary (bishop of Poitiers, ob. 367, S00183) in Poitiers; three women are cured at his funeral. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 591/594. | E02388 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (10.29), tells how a possessed woman saw saints gathering for the death in 591 of *Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591, S00302) in his monastery in the territory of Limoges (western Gaul): *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035), *Privatus (bishop and martyr of Javols, S01184), *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), *Martialis (first bishop of Limoges, S01168), *Saturninus (bishop and martyr of Toulouse, S00289) and *Dionysius/Denis (bishop and martyr of Paris, S00349). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 591/594. | E02547 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (9), tells how Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591) used oil from the tomb in Tours of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) to effect miraculous cures in the region of Limoges (western Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E02551 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (10), recounts miracles of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, 00050) effected in the region of Limoges (western Gaul), told him by Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591): of a man whose mouth is cured with water that had been in contact with grapes from a vine planted by Martin, and of a deaf and dumb woman cured with wax brought from Martin's tomb. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E02765 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (102), describes the burial of *Pelagia (ascetic of Limoges, ob. c. 586, S01313), the mother of Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591) in a church in the territory of Limoges (western Gaul): her body gave off a sweet fragrance, a miraculous ball of fire appeared over the church, and the possessed declared the presence in the church of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, S00050); subsequently, a candle at the head of her grave is lit miraculously; the sick are cured there. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E03217 | Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Martin (2.39), recounts how Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591, S00302), visited the places associated with the life of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), taking home with him a flask with water from Martin's well at Marmoutier, which cured many people, including Renosind, Aredius' brother, when on the point of death; AD 548/577. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 577/581. | E03542 | Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Martin (3.24), recounts how Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591), came to the tomb of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) for his feast in November 583. Aredius took some oil from the tomb and on his journey home he poured out some of it for a woman, and the oil miraculously increased. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 583/588. | E04091 | Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Martin (4.6), recounts that during the feast of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) in Tours in July 589, twelve paralytics and three blind people were healed and five of the possessed were exorcised. Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591) attended the festival, and Martin cured a crippled woman through his hands. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 588/594. | E05254 | Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Julian (41), recounts how a church of *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035) in the Limousin (western Gaul) was dedicated with relics of the saint (wax from his tomb at Brioude, and water from the spring where his head was washed, miraculously transformed into balsam) by Aredius (monastic founder of the Limousin, ob. 591). Written in Latin in Clermont and Tours (central and north-west Gaul), 573/587. | E05258 | Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Julian (45), describes how relics (wax and dust) were brought from the tomb of *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035) in Brioude (central Gaul) to Aredius in the Limousin (western Gaul), and how along the way a young boy was freed from a demon. Written in Latin in Clermont and Tours (central and north-west Gaul), 573/587. | E05466 | Gregory of Tours writes the Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Trier, ob. c. 567, S01305): it presents the saint as a fearless reprimander of the powerful, including kings; set mainly in Trier (north-east Gaul). Gregory, Life of the Fathers Book 17, written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. Overview of Gregory's Life of Nicetius of Trier. | E06895 | Will of Aredius of Limoges and his mother Pelagia, of 572, containing bequests to churches or oratories dedicated to *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), *Medard (bishop of Vermand buried at Soissons, ob. c. 560, S00168), *Martialis (first bishop of Limoges, S01168), Hilary/Hilarius (bishop of Poitiers, ob. 367, S00183), *Maximinus (bishop of Trier, ob. c. 347, S00465), and *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035); the clauses of the will are placed under the protection of St Martin. Written in Latin in Limoges (western Gaul). |
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