A nobleman from Châteaudun, Aventin became Bishop of Chartres replacing his brother Solenne before yielding the position back to him. He administered the Dunois region and then the entire diocese after 509, notably participating in the Council of Orléans. Recognized for his charity and power against demons, he died in 528.
Guided reading
4 reading sections
SAINT AVENTIN OF CHARTRES (528).
Origins and episcopal succession
Born in Châteaudun under Clovis I, Aventin became archdeacon and then bishop of Chartres replacing his brother Solenne, before yielding the position to him upon his return.
Aventin Aventin Bishop of Chartres in the 6th century, successor to his brother Solenne. , born in Château Châteaudun Town that disputed the saint's relics. dun of a noble race, flourished in his knowledge and piety under the reign o f Clovis I Clovis Ier King of the Franks, mentioned to date the existence of the church. . He was fulfilling the duties of archdeacon in the church of Chartres église de Chartres Episcopal city of the saint. when, in the place of Sa int Solenne o saint Solenne Brother of Aventinus and his predecessor on the see of Chartres. r Soulaigne, his brother, who had fled into solitude and remained hidden there to avoid the episcopal dignity to which they wished to raise him, he was elected and ordained bishop of the same church. But Solenne having been discovered and brought back, Aventin yielded to him without difficulty a function no less burdensome than honorable. However, so that the grace of ordination would not remain vain in a man of such great merit, the blessed Solenne entrusted him with the spir itual gover pays Dunois Territory over which Aventin received spiritual governance. nment of the Dunois region, and he fixed his residence in Châteaudun. It was a very particular situation, which a certain Prometus strove to abuse for his own profit, wishing, some years later, to constitute himself bishop of the Dunois; but the fourth Council o f Paris Pappole Bishop of Chartres who opposed the claims of Prometus. , at the urging of Pappole, bishop of Chartres, reduced this singular pretension to nothing.
Episcopate and public life
After his brother's death, Aventin administered the diocese of Chartres, participated in the Council of Orleans in 511, and distinguished himself through his foundations and charity.
After the death of Solenne, which occurred around the year 509, Aventin administered the entire church of Chartres. For it was in his capacity as Bishop of Chartres that he subscribed to the councils he att ended, in particular that of celui d'Orléans, tenu en 511 Council convened by Clovis against Arianism. Orleans, held in 511. He built three churches at his own expense; his power against demons, his charity towards the poor, and his other numerous and great virtues made him famous. Finally, having been seized by a fever, he rendered his soul to God on the 4th of February 528.
Cult, pilgrimage and translation
Buried in Châteaudun, his tomb became a place of pilgrimage renowned for the healing of headaches before his relics were transferred in 1853.
He was buried in Châteaudun Châteaudun Town that disputed the saint's relics. in an oratory that he had had built for himself. Later, a church of Saint-Médard was erected on the same site, now destroyed, but which was, for several centuries, a very frequented place of pilgrimage for the entire neighboring region. People came there to implore the help of Saint Aventin, to fulfill the vows they had made, and above all to obtain relief from headaches. The bones of the blessed prelate, carefully hidden from the profanation of the impious during the disastrous time of our civil strife, and already recognized by one of our bishops, Claude-Rippolyte de Montalto, were, in 1853, solemnly transferred to the parish church of Sainte-Madeleine by the most illustrious and most reverend Louis-Eugène Reg nauld, Bishop of Char Louis-Eugène Regnauld Bishop of Chartres in the 19th century. tres.
Liturgical Recognition
The celebration of his feast day has long been attested in Chartres and Châteaudun, confirmed by the Roman liturgical reforms.
His feast has been celebrated in Chartres for a long time, and in Châteaudun since bef ore t Pie V Successor to Pius IV, he supported Charles Borromeo in his reforms. he bull of Pius V on the reform of the Breviary, as is established by the Proper for the use of the canons of the church of Saint Mary Magdalene of Châteaudun.
Proper of Chartres.
Annexes & related entities
Structured data for exploration: events, miracles, quotes, places, attributes, patronages, and important entities cited in the text.