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Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French: Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint.
Saint Silvanus of Ahun | |
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Martyr | |
Died | 407 AD Ahun, France |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Saint-Silvain d'Ahun |
Feast | 16 October [1] |
Attributes | dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm.[2] |
Patronage | Ahun; Château-Chervix[3] |
According to the tradition, Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on 16 October 407.[2][3]
The antiquity of his cult is based on the fact that there was an ancient tomb said to carry his relics; the tomb rests in the crypt of the 12th-century church of Saint-Silvain d’Ahun.[2] In a wood panel dating from 1639, he is depicted dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm.[2]
The following places carry Silvanus' name :
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