Saint Urion of Isle-Aumont

One of the first holy priests who governed it at the same time as the parish of Isle was named Urion , a n Urion Priest and abbot of Isle-Aumont, native to the diocese of Troyes. ative of the dio cese of Troyes. U diocèse de Troyes Episcopal see of Manasses. nder his direction, as zealous as it was prudent, this blessed land had nothing to envy the deserts of the Thebaid and the East. The religious men it bore, like the Christians of the primitive Church, all had but one heart and one soul, and led the most edifying life in the recollection of contemplation and in the exercise of manual labor.

The Gospel with its counsels and precepts, the orders of the abbot who presided over them, such was the unique rule that they followed with exemplary punctuality. Fasting, psalmody, contempt for the world and its delights, the bearing of insults, the benefits of every kind multiplied in their path, made them regarded as angels descended among men.

It is understood that if the disciples were so perfect, the leader must have been of eminent holiness. Thus, when, after long years spent in the exercise of the most sublime virtues, it pleased God to give Saint Ur ion the wel saint Urion Priest and abbot of Isle-Aumont, native to the diocese of Troyes. l-deserved reward for his labors, the voice of the people united with that of the clergy to proclaim him Blessed, and the miracles that occurred at his tomb, by confirming these tributes, came to reveal to his brothers on earth the glory he enjoyed with his brothers in heaven.

A church was built under his patronage, near the Hozain stream, and his ruisseau d'Hozain Watercourse near which a church was built in honor of the saint. feast was celebrated annually on September 29, which is believed to be the day of his death.

Later, the body was transported to the mona stery of Moutier-la-Celle, an monastère de Moutier-la-Celle Site of the translation of the saint's body. d the memory of this translation was celebrated on April 26.

Nothing remains of the pious abbot, save for a few fragments of sacred ornaments and a precious fabric that wrapped his mortal remains. This fabric, or rather this remnant, which still allows one to discern magnificent designs, appears to belong to the textile work of the 13th century. In 170 0, the Benedictines of Moutier- Bénédictins de Moutier-la-Celle Monastic order whose church housed the saint's remains. la-Celle wished to ensure the veneration of these relics for centuries to come, with the following inscription: *Sudariorum et ornamentorum sacrorum fragmenta Sancti Ureionis*. 1700.

These objects are preserved with as much care as pie ty in the beautiful c église de Saint-André Current location where the saint's sacred objects are preserved. hurch of Saint-André, near Troyes.

Excerpt from So irées de Troyes M. l'abbé Defer Author of the work 'Les Saints de Troyes', source of the biography. , by Abbé Defer.