Saint Mitre
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Mitre was a Catholic
saint
, who was born in Thessaloniki
, Greece
and died in Aix-en-Provence
.
with Arvendus, was charged with witchcraft
for making a miracle
come true. He was beheaded. He then picked up his head and took it to a church in Aix, Église Notre-Dame de la Seds.
On 23 October 1383 his relics were moved to the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur in Aix-en-Provence. It is said that the right-hand column holding his tombstone had a shining hole in it, giving out a liquid good for curing eye sores.
Catholicism
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saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
, who was born in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and died in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
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Biography
According to the legend, Mitre, a field worker living in Aix-en-ProvenceAix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
with Arvendus, was charged with witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
for making a miracle
Miracle
A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...
come true. He was beheaded. He then picked up his head and took it to a church in Aix, Église Notre-Dame de la Seds.
On 23 October 1383 his relics were moved to the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur in Aix-en-Provence. It is said that the right-hand column holding his tombstone had a shining hole in it, giving out a liquid good for curing eye sores.
Saint Mitre to this day
- A chapel named after Saint-Mitre was built in Aix-en-Provence in the 17th century.
- The Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur holds a painting by Nicolas FromentNicolas FromentNicolas Froment was a French painter.-See also:*Early Renaissance painting...
, Légende de saint Mitre, dating back to 1470-1475. - Saint-Mitre-les-RempartsSaint-Mitre-les-RempartsSaint-Mitre-les-Remparts is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
was named after him. - Emile ZolaÉmile ZolaÉmile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism...
mentions Saint Mitre in the first chapter of La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des Rougon, originally published in 1871, is the first novel in Émile Zola's monumental twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart...
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