Saint Minase, Abbot of Condat
Abbot of Condat
Abbot of the monastery of Condat in the 5th century, Saint Minase was an associate of Saint Lupicinus before choosing Saint Eugendus as his coadjutor. He enriched his church with relics of the apostles brought back from Rome and died around 490, leaving a venerated memory in the Jura.
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SAINT MINASE, ABBOT OF CONDAT (490).
Governance and succession
Saint Minase co-directed the monastery of Condat with Saint Lupicin before appointing Saint Oyend as coadjutor due to his fragile health.
Saint Minase Saint Misase Abbot of Condat in the 5th century. was associated b y Saint Lupic saint Lupicin Founder and abbot of Condat. in with the governan ce of the monastery monastère de Condat Abbey located in the Jura, the future Abbey of Saint-Claude. of Condat and the communities that depended on it. After the death of Saint Lupicin, being of weak health, he gave himself a coadjutor in the person of S aint Oyend. saint Oyend Successor of Minase as head of Condat. He sent two monks to Rome to bri Rome Birthplace of Maximian. ng back relics; they brought back those of the holy apostles Peter, Pau l, and Pierre Apostle mentioned for the setting of the procession date. Andrew, which were deposited under the altar in the church of the monastery of Condat. He died around the year 490. His memory remained in veneration among the rel igious of the Jur religieux du Jura Mountainous region where the saint carried out his mission. a, and t he chronicle of Con chronique de Condat Medieval historical source concerning the abbey. dat designates him with the title of saint.
Relics and end of life
He had relics of the apostles Peter, Paul, and Andrew transferred from Rome to Condat and died around the year 490.
See Vi e des Saints de Franche-Comté, Vie des Saints de Franche-Comté Regional hagiographical work. by the professors of the Saint-François-Xavier college in Besançon.
Sources and historiography
The life of the saint is documented by the chronicle of Condat and the works of historians from Besançon.
See Vie des Saints de Franche-Comté, by the professors of the Saint-François-Xavier college of Besançon.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Associated with the government of the monastery of Condat by Saint Lupicinus
- Appointment of Saint Oyend as coadjutor due to poor health
- Sent two monks to Rome to obtain relics
- Deposit of the relics of the apostles Peter, Paul, and Andrew under the altar of Condat