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Saint Aunarius (Aunacharius) | |
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| Born | c.540 |
| Died | c.603 Auxerre |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 25 September |
Saint Aunarius (Aunacharius) (French:Aunaire, Aunachaire, Anachaire) (c.540 – c. 603 AD) wasbishop of Auxerre during the 6th century.
Born in Orleans of noble birth, he was brought up in the royal court ofGuntram. His brother Austrenus became Bishop Orleans; his sister, (Saint) Agia was the mother ofLupus, Archbishop of Sens.[1] After making a pilgrimage to Tours, Aunarius decided he wanted to become a priest. Learning of this,Saint Syagrius ofAutun undertook his instruction and later ordained him. Eventually Aunarius was made Bishop of Auxerre.[2]
His administration is noted for certain important disciplinary measures that throw light on the religious and moral life of theMerovingian times. He caused solemnlitanies to be said daily in the chief centers of population, by rotation, and on the first day of each month in the larger towns and monasteries.[2] He attended theSynod of Paris in 573, and theSynod of Mâcon in 581.
Aware that Aunarius held a degree of influence with the Frankish kings,Pope Pelagius II wrote to him, asking that he persuade the Franks to come to aid of Rome against the Lombards. The Franks did attack the Lombards, but withdrew upon payment of a fee.[3]
He enforced daily attendance at theDivine Office on the part both of regular and secular clergy. He held (in 578 or 585) theCouncil of Auxerre, an importantsynod of four bishops, seven abbots, thirty-five priests, and four deacons for the restoration of ecclesiastical discipline and the suppression of non-Christian religious practices. The decrees illustrate the life and manners among the newly-converted Teutonic tribes and the Gallo-Romans of the time.[4]
In 592 he wrote theInstitutiones de Rogationibus et Vigiliis.[5] He caused the lives of his predecessorsAmator andGermanus to be written.[6]
Aunarius was buried at theAbbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre. His remains were later enclosed in agolden chest, but were partially dispersed by theHuguenots in 1567.[1] A portion, however, was placed in the hollow pillar of acrypt, and saved.
His feast day is celebrated on 25 September.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Aunarius".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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