Name
Cassianus, bishop of Autun, ob. 320/344
Saint ID
S01290
Number in BH
BHL 1630-1635
Reported Death Not Before
315
Reported Death Not After
344
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
| ID | Title | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02694 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (73), recounts how he saw the tomb of *Cassianus (bishop of Autun, ob. c. 330/340, S01290) in Autun (central Gaul); the sick scratch healing dust from this tomb. *Simplicius (bishop of Autun, ob. mid 4th c., S01292) is said to be buried in the same cemetery. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E04908 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 5 August. | E08116 | The Latin Life of *Cassianus (bishop of Autun, central Gaul, ob. c. 330/340, S01290) describes how Cassianus is born in Alexandria, Egypt, founds a church dedicated to *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) in an Egyptian city during the reign of Julian, and later becomes bishop of the city. In response to a divine command, he leaves his see, travels to Gaul, and settles at Autun, visiting the shrine of *Symphorianus (martyr of Autun, S00322). He assists *Simplicius (bishop of Autun, mid 4th c., S01292) and then succeeds him as bishop and serves for twenty years. After his death, his grave is visited by *Germanus (bishop of Auxerre, ob. c. 448, S00455). Written in Gaul, probably Autun, between c. 600 and c. 850. |
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