Originally from Crete and of Israelite lineage, Saint Simeon was Bishop of Metz for thirty years. His relics were transferred to the Abbey of Senones by Bishop Angelram under the reign of Charlemagne. Recognized as one of the greatest thaumaturges of the Vosges, he is celebrated on February 17 and his translation on October 25.
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SAINT SIMEON, BISHOP OF METZ (194).
Origins and Episcopate
Saint Simeon, of Cretan origin and Jewish lineage, served as Bishop of Metz for thirty years.
Saint Simeon Saint Siméon Bishop of Metz of Cretan origin and wonderworker. was a native of the island of Cret l'île de Crète Birthplace and place of origin of the saint. e; the blood of Israel flowed in his veins: he held the see for thirty years: this is all that is known of him. This holy bishop, honored in the ancient l iturgy of the d diocèse de Metz City where the saint received his theological training. iocese of Metz, having been omitted from the new Proper by a most regrettable oversight, we shall insert the following note, due to M. Noël, parish priest of Drie y, which will expla l'abbaye de Senones Place where the saint's relics are kept. in how the abbey of Senones, so illustrated by Dom Calmet, came to be in possession of such a rich treasure.
Translation of the relics to Senones
Bishop Angelramus transfers the body of Saint Simeon to the abbey of Senones to appease tensions with the religious.
Saint Simeon, Bishop of Metz Saint Siméon, évêque de Metz Bishop of Metz of Cretan origin and wonderworker. , was buried, like most of his predecessors, in the crypt of Saint-Clement. Angelramus, one of hi Angelrame Bishop of Metz and archchaplain to Charlemagne. s successors to the see of Metz, having subjected the abbey of Senones, of which he was abbot, to his church, its religious, hitherto exempt from episcopal jurisdiction, murmured against it. The bishop, all-powerful at the court of Charlema Charlemagne Emperor of the Franks and uncle of Saint Folquin. gne, of whom he was archchaplain, wishing however to regain the affection of his religious through his benevolence, presented them with the body of Saint Simeon, already renowned for his miracles. But the monks of Senones, dissatisfied with the conduct of Angelramus, refused to receive the relics of the Saint into their church. The Bishop of Metz deposited them in a chapel he had built on a hill overlooking the monastery to the south, which could still be seen in the last century. God manifested His power and the merits of the Saint there through daily miracl moine Richer Thirteenth-century chronicler and monk of Senones. es, says the monk Richer, an ancient chronicler of Senones, which finally led the religious to solemnly transport the body of Saint Simeon into their church, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, where it remained until the destruction of the abbey, in a silver shrine. The head and an arm were kept separately in silver reliquaries shaped accordingly. Every year, on October 25, a commemoration of this translation was held at Senones. One must read in the chronicle of Richer, a religious of Senones who lived in the 13th century, the summary of the numerous miracles performed at the tomb of Saint Simeon, which have made him one of the greatest wonder Vosges Location of Arbogast's first retreat. -workers of the Vosges.
Miracles and local veneration
Recognized as a great wonder-worker of the Vosges, his relics performed numerous miracles reported by the chronicler Richer.
Chron. Richer, lib. II, and 1, 2, 4.
Historical sources
The information is based primarily on the chronicle of Richer, a monk of Senones in the 13th century.
Chron. Richer, lib. II, et 1, 2, 4.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Thirty-year episcopate in Metz
- Initial burial in the crypt of Saint-Clément
- Translation of his relics to Senones by Bishop Angelram
- Initial refusal by the monks of Senones to receive the relics
- Temporary burial in a chapel on a hill overlooking the monastery
- Solemn translation to the church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul in Senones following numerous miracles
Miracles
- Numerous miracles performed at his tomb and during the translation of his relics