Saint-Cyprien (;

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: ''Sent Çabrian'') is a former commune in the

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department in south-western

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. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Lendou-en-Quercy.

History

Legend of the relics of St. Cyprian

The village's name comes from the name of

Cyprian Cyprian (; ; to 14 September 258 AD''The Liturgy of the Hours according to the Roman Rite: Vol. IV.'' New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975. p. 1406.) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christian writer of Berbers, Berber descent, ...

, bishop of Carthage, whose relics are claimed to have been hidden here during two centuries before reportedly transferred to

Moissac Moissac () is a Commune of France, commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the riv ...

in 1122. This information comes from Aymeric de Peyrac in his ''Chronicle'', and in an old lectionary of the abbey of Moissac, quoted by the

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, which says that the relics were transferred to Moissac from a place in the diocese of Cahors called ''Valles'' or ''Les Vaux''.

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probably did not believe the authenticity of the relics. Before 1790, the parish's name was Saint-Cyprien des Vaux.

Administration

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since

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: *Charles Bach **1793-1796 *Jean Laroque **1796-1799 *Jean Paul Joseph Rayet **1799-1800 *Jean Laroque **1800-1821 *Duc **1821-1826 *Bernard Lacavalerie ***1826-1830 *Charles Mathieu de Tuller **1830-1832 *Pierre Bousquet **1832-1841 *Jean Pierre Gautié **1841-1848 *Bousquet **1848-1851 *Bernard Laroque **1851-1852 *Antoine Sourbié **1852-1862 *Gauthier J. Pierre Mercadié **1862-1878 *Clément Delprat **1878-1884 *Louis Verdier **1884-1885 *Eugène Mercadié **1885-1919 *Armand Mercadié **1919-1948 *Henri Chazarin **1948-1953 *Gilbert Borredon **1953-1973 *Daniel Maury **1973-1989 *Jean-Louis Vayssière **1989-2017

References

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History

Legend of the relics of St. Cyprian

Administration

See also

References