Syagrius (d. 787 or 788) was the
bishop of Nice
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and the legendary founder and first abbot of the
abbey of Saint-Pons de Cimiez. He is considered a saint by the
Catholic Church
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and in the
Eastern Orthodox Church
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.
Originally a monk from
Lérins Abbey
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There has been a monastic community there since the 5th century. The constructio ...
, Syagrius founded the abbey of
Saint Pons in 775-777. Legend describes him as a nephew of
Charlemagne
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but his dates do not support such a relationship.
Syagrius's ''
vita'' relates that as a man he was discreet, always active and full of zeal for the salvation of souls, and that he performed a
miracle
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by
resurrecting
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a child killed by a horse.
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Syagrius died in 787 or 788. His feast day
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is on 23 May.
References
Further reading
*Passet, Claude. ''La Passion de Pons de Cimiez (Passio Pontii): sources et tradition''. Nice, 1977.
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8th-century Frankish bishops
8th-century Christian saints
French abbots
Bishops of Nice
Year of birth unknown
780s deaths