Eustace of Luxeuil (c. 560 – c. 626), also known as Eustasius , was the second abbot of Luxeuil from 611. He succeeded his teacher Columbanus , to whom he had been a favorite disciple and monk . He had been the head of the monastic school.
11-490: Saint-Eustache may refer to: Eustace of Luxeuil ( c. 560 – c. 629), succeeded Saint Columbanus as the 2nd abbot of Luxeuil in Burgundy Saint Eustace , a Christian martyr and soldier saint, who legend places in 2nd-century Italy, patron saint of hunters and firefighters Saint-Eustache, Quebec , a city in western Quebec, Canada Saint-Eustache, Haute-Savoie ,
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33-606: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eustace of Luxeuil Eustace was born in Burgundy and became a monk at Luxeuil. When Columbanus, the founder of Luxeuil, was banished from the Kingdom of Burgundy, on account of his reproving the morals of King Theuderic II , he recommended his community choose Eustace as his successor. Subsequently, Columbanus settled at Bobbio in Italy. After
44-459: The abbey was very likely established with her father's blessing, and the supposed parental insistence upon her marriage may have been no more than a front, especially if the marriage was proposed by the King. An edict of King Chilperic I a generation earlier had favoured the claims of daughters in inheritance over those of uncles and nephews, making the marriage of an heiress of considerable importance to
55-401: The abbot on his travels. Duke Gundoin and his wife brought two of their sons for the abbot's blessing but were hesitant to present the blind child. Through the prayers of Eustace the child was cured of her blindness. He is said to have also procured a cure for Burgundofara . His feast day is March 29. Burgundofara Burgundofara (died 643 or 655), also Saint Fara or Fare , was
66-594: The church of Saint Stephen in Meaux. There her brothers Faro and Chagnoald catch her, and are set on killing her for disobeying their father Chagneric, but the timely arrival of Eustasius settles matters. With Eustasius's support, and the approval of Bishop Gundoald of Meaux, Burgundofara established an abbey on her father's lands. First called Evoriacum , it was later renamed Faremoutiers in her honour. Studies of Burgundofara's life, and those of noble heiresses in similar situations, lead some writers to conclude that in fact
77-488: The death of Theuderic, Clothaire II sent Eustace to Bobbio to ask Columbanus to return, but the exiled abbot declined. Under the administration of Eustace, the monastery acquired renown as a seat of learning and sanctity. Through the royal patronage, its benefices and lands were increased, King Clotaire II devoting a yearly sum, from his own revenues, towards its support. Eustace and his monks devoted themselves to preaching in remote districts, not yet evangelized, chiefly in
88-639: The founder and first abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers . Her family is known as the Faronids, named after her brother Faro . Her name may mean "she who moves the Burgundians". Jonas of Bobbio 's life of Columbanus reports that she was blessed by the Irish monk when a child: Then Columban went to the city of Meaux . There he was received with great joy by a nobleman Hagneric (Chagneric, father of Burgundofara), who
99-465: The north-eastern extremities of Gaul. Their missionary work extended even to Bavaria. Between the monasteries of Luxeuil in France and that of Bobbio in Italy (both founded by Columbanus), connection and intercourse seem to have long been kept up. During his abbacy, the monastery contained about 600 monks and produced both bishops and saints, including Acarius , Amatus , Audomar , and Romaric . Eustace
110-775: Was a friend of Theudebert [King Theudebert II ], a wise man, and a counsellor grateful to the king, and was fortified by nobility and wisdom. ... Columban blessed his house and consecrated to the Lord his daughter Burgundofara, who was still a child, and of whom we shall speak later. Jonas's life of Burgundofara picks up the tale. She is betrothed against her will and falls deathly ill. Her father Chagneric says to Eustasius of Luxeuil , who happens to be present, "Would that she might return to health and devote herself to divine service!" Burgundofara recovers, thanks to Eustasius's prayers, but her father goes back on his word and decides to give her away in marriage. She discovers this, and flees to
121-486: Was noted for his humility, continual prayer , and fasting . Eustasius undertook missionary journeys to the Variscans on the river Doubs and as far as Bavaria. Around 625 he founded a monastery on the island of Herrenchiemsee . He was succeeded as abbott by Waldebert . A tradition states that he cured Sadalberga of blindness . Upon returning from Bavaria , her father, Gundoin, Duke of Alsace provided hospitality to
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