Saint Aure was the first abbess of the monastery founded by Saint Eligius in Paris in the 7th century. Renowned for her charity and piety, she performed the miracle of handling burning coals without being burned. She died of the plague in 666, surrounded by her nuns, as Saint Eligius had predicted.
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SAINT AURE OR AURÉE, VIRGIN AND ABBESS IN PARIS (666).
Foundation and governance of the monastery
Saint Eligius founded a monastery in Paris and placed Saint Aurea at its head, whom he considered a model of virtue for her sisters.
Saint Eligius, having founded a monastery in his own house in honor of Saint Martial of Limoges, placed Saint Aurea, daughter of Maurin and Quirie sainte Aure Virgin and first abbess of the monastery founded by Saint Eligius in Paris. , at the head of this community. Saint Oue Saint Ouen Author of the eulogy and life of Saint Aurea. n believed he could not better praise her than by saying that she was a daughter worthy of God. She was indeed the model for her sisters, whom she formed, through her example and wise instructions drawn from the reading of the Gospel, in all Christian and religious virtues.
Virtues and miracles
Aure distinguishes herself through her asceticism, her charity, and a miracle in which she handles burning coals without being burned.
God manifested her virtue through miracles; she entered a burning oven and pulled out red-hot coals with her hands without being burned. She always wore a rough hair shirt. Prayer was her continual exercise; when she saw someone in pain or misery, she would hasten immediately, with tireless charity, to console or assist them.
The end of her life and the plague epidemic
Warned by a vision of Saint Eligius, she died of the plague in 666, accompanied by one hundred and seventy of her nuns.
One year before her d eath, Sain saint Éloi Founder of the monastery and spiritual advisor to Saint Aurea. t Eligius had her warned, by means of a vision, that she and most of her nuns should prepare for death. She was filled with joy by this and tried to inspire the same sentiments in her daughters, by making them feel the greatness of the bliss they would soon enjoy. She died on October 4, 666, with one hundred and seventy of her nuns, all of whom were taken by the plague.
Translation and fate of the relics
Her remains underwent several translations between the churches of Saint-Paul and Saint-Martial before being partially saved from the Revolution.
Saint Aure was buried with her nuns in the church of Saint-Paul, built outside the city. Five years later, her relics were transported into the city and deposited in the church of Saint-Martial. On April 3, 1482, a solemn translation of her precious remains was performed; they were enclosed in a new reliquary and carried to the church of Saint-Paul, from where they were brought back to the monastery of Saint-Martial. The reliquary was uncovered and exposed for the veneration of the faithful on the feast of Saint Aure and on the two feasts of Saint Eligius. It was removed by the revolutionaries in 1792; but her relics were partially saved and transported to Normandy, where they still remain. The parish church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Loui s, in Paris Place of birth, ministry, and death of the saint. Paris, possesses some fragments of them.
Historical sources
The life of the saint is documented by Saint Ouen, Godescard, Baillet, and Peter de Natalibus.
Life of Saint Eligius, by Saint Ouen ; Godesca Godescard Hagiographer and source of the text. rd; Baillet; Peter de Natalibus.
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Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Placed by Saint Eligius at the head of a monastery in honor of Saint Martial
- Miracle of the burning oven
- Vision of Saint Eligius announcing her death one year in advance
- Died during a plague epidemic along with 170 of her nuns
- Translation of relics in 1482
- Desecration of the reliquary by revolutionaries in 1792
Miracles
- Entering a burning oven and handling red-hot coals without being burned
Quotes
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A daughter worthy of God
Saint Ouen