Saint Hyginus

Genius

Patron Saint of Lectoure

Death
Époque incertaine (naturelle)
Categories
confessor
Summary

Saint Hyginus, also known as Genius, is a principal patron of the city of Lectoure. From an illustrious family and gifted with great eloquence, he converted many idolaters and miraculously escaped persecution, leading to the conversion of thirty soldiers.

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SAINT HYGINUS, PATRON SAINT OF LECTOURE (Uncertain era).

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Life and apostolate of Saint Hyginus

Coming from an illustrious family, Hyginus (or Genies) distinguished himself by his eloquence and his conversions of idolaters before miraculously escaping his persecutors.

Genies or Hygi Génie ou Hygin Patron saint of the city of Lectoure, known for his eloquence and miracles. nus is solemnly honored in Le ctoure a Lectoure Site of the martyrdom of Saint Clair. s one of the principal patrons of this city. According to his life, written by an author who was ancient in truth but not contemporary, a nd which Bernard de La Bernard de La Guillerie Author who collected the life of Saint Hyginus. Guillerie collected, it appears that he was born of an illustrious family, that he was adorned with all Christian virtues, and gifted with a marvelous eloquence; that his apostolic labors brought a great number of idolaters to the faith; that, for this, he was subjected to persecutions, but that he saved himself by a miracle following which thirty soldiers, sent to capture him, themselves embraced the faith of Jesus Christ.

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Cult and heritage in Lectoure

The saint is honored as the patron of Lectoure, where a monastery and a church were once dedicated to him before being ceded to the Abbey of Cluny in the 17th century.

There was, in ancient times in Lect Lectoure Site of the martyrdom of Saint Clair. oure, a church and a monastery of Saint-Génie. The site was given, in 1676, to Saint Hugh, Abbot saint Hugues Abbot of Cluny who received the site of the church of Saint-Génie in 1676. of Cluny Cluny Major Benedictine abbey of which Peter was the abbot. .

Source 03 / 03

Documentary sources

The text is based on the works of Bernard de La Guillerie and mentions in the Proper of Turbes.

Proper of Turbes Propre de Turbes Liturgical source (Diocese of Tarbes) mentioning the saint. .

Official source Les Petits Bollandistes, by Mgr Paul GUÉRIN, chamberlain to His Holiness Pius IX.

Annexes & related entities

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Key Events

  1. Born into an illustrious family
  2. Preaching and conversion of many idolaters
  3. Escapes persecution through a miracle
  4. Conversion of thirty soldiers sent to arrest him

Miracles

  1. Miraculous escape from persecutors
  2. Sudden conversion of thirty soldiers

Patron of

Important entities

Ranked by relevance in the text
Saint Hyginus Saint 100 Patron saint of the city of Lectoure, known for his eloquence and miracles. 3 mentions · 2 sections Lectoure Place 90 Site of the martyrdom of Saint Clair. 2 mentions · 2 sections Saint Hugh Saint 53 Abbot of Cluny who received the site of the church of Saint-Génie in 1676. 1 mention · 1 section Cluny Abbey Institution 46 Major Benedictine abbey of which Peter was the abbot. 1 mention · 1 section Bernard de La Guillerie Person 44 Author who collected the life of Saint Hyginus. 1 mention · 1 section Proper of Turbes Work 32 Liturgical source (Diocese of Tarbes) mentioning the saint. 1 mention · 1 section