Agilulfus
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Saint Agilulfus Abbot of Stavelot
, Bishop of Cologne and martyr
, died in the year 750. Little is known about this saint, and an early account written by a monk of Malmedy is deemed untrustworthy.
Agilulfus came from a good family and was educated under Abbot Angelinus at Stavelot
. A short time after succeeding as Abbot of Stavelot
, Agilulfus became Bishop of Cologne
. He is said to have tried to persuade King Pepin
to leave his throne to someone other than Charles Martel
, due to Charles' illegitimacy. Agilulfus' violent end soon after could be a result of Martel seeking revenge.
A letter of Pope Zachary
in 747 commended Agilulfus for signing the "Charta verae et orthodoxae professionis."
His remains were taken to the Church of Our Lady of the Steps St. Maria ad Gradus
at Cologne
. His feast day is July 9.
Stavelot
Stavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:...
, Bishop of Cologne and martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
, died in the year 750. Little is known about this saint, and an early account written by a monk of Malmedy is deemed untrustworthy.
Agilulfus came from a good family and was educated under Abbot Angelinus at Stavelot
Stavelot
Stavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:...
. A short time after succeeding as Abbot of Stavelot
Stavelot
Stavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:...
, Agilulfus became Bishop of Cologne
Archbishopric of Cologne
The Electorate of Cologne was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th century. It consisted of the temporal possessions of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne . It was ruled by the Archbishop in his function as prince-elector of...
. He is said to have tried to persuade King Pepin
Pippin of Herstal
Pepin of Herstal, or Heristal, was the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia from 680 to his death and of Neustria and Burgundy from 687 to 695...
to leave his throne to someone other than Charles Martel
Charles Martel
Charles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
, due to Charles' illegitimacy. Agilulfus' violent end soon after could be a result of Martel seeking revenge.
A letter of Pope Zachary
Pope Zachary
Pope Saint Zachary was Pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752. A Greek from Calabria, he was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy...
in 747 commended Agilulfus for signing the "Charta verae et orthodoxae professionis."
His remains were taken to the Church of Our Lady of the Steps St. Maria ad Gradus
St. Maria ad Gradus
St. Maria ad Gradus is the name of a former church located East of the Cathedral of Cologne, Germany, situated between the cathedral and the Rhine....
at Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. His feast day is July 9.
External links
- Saint Agilulfus in the Catholic Forum
- Saint Agilulfus in the Catholic Encyclopedia