Saint of the Day – 22 November – Saint Christian of Auxerre (Died 871) Bishop of Auxerre, France for 12 years from 859 until his death on 22 November 871 of natural causes. The image below is of an unknown ancient Bishop by Fra Angelico.
Saint Christian was a Bishop of Auxerre who lived in the 9th Century. In some Ecclesiastical records, he appears in 36th place, in others, in the 37th. In the list of the “Liber Episcopalis” in which brief biographical notes and chronological data were noted, he appears after Saint Abbone and before Wala (or Guala).
He also appears in the 1st catalogue of Bishops compiled in the year 875, by the Canons Rainogala and Agaldo, considered quite trustworthy by later historians, even if doubts had been raised about the chronology before the 7th Century.
Historically, Saint Christian is mentioned for the first time among the signatories of the Treaty of Clobenza, on 7 June 860.
Furthermore, his name appears in many documents, including the last at the Council of Douzy in September 871, where he was represented by his Archdeacon.
He died on 22 November 871, after having led the Diocese for twelve years. In Auxerre, the celebration and remembrance of Saint Christian has been set today, the birthday of St Christian into Heaven.
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