Role Martyr Died 407 AD | Feast October 16 Patronage Chateau-Chervix Name Silvanus Ahun | |
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Attributes dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm. | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine Saint-Silvain d'Ahun | ||
Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French: Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint.
According to the tradition, Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on October 16, 407.
Veneration
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. In a wood panel dating from 1639, he is depicted dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm.
The following places carry Silvanus' name :
References
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