Chiaffredo
Saint Chiaffredo of Saluzzo | |
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Roman Catholic Church | |
Major shrine | Crissolo; Saluzzo |
Feast | September 7 |
Attributes | military attire; sword; standard of red Mauritian cross on white field; elm tree; horse |
Patronage | Saluzzo |
Chiaffredo (Chiaffredus, Theofredus, Ciafrè, Chaffre, Teofredo, Jafredo, Jafredus, Eufredus, Jofredus, Sinfredus, Zaffredus[1]) is venerated as the patron saint of Saluzzo, Italy. Tradition considers him a member of the Theban Legion, but instead of being martyred with this legion at Agaunum (in present-day Switzerland), he escaped to Piedmont and was martyred there.[2]
A 14th-century account relates that, around 522, a man fell from a precipice near
The first documentary evidence pointing to a cult devoted to Chiaffredo dates from 1387, when
The
In 1902, a scholar identified Chiaffredo as the 8th century figure
Tornabuoni,
Chiaffredo enjoyed veneration in Piedmont; one English scholar has written that “beneath the shadow of
Due to his alleged
References
- ^ "Mauritius van Agaunum". www.heiligen-3s.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "San Chiaffredo di Saluzzo su santiebeati.it". Santiebeati.it. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "La Legione Tebea". www.cartantica.it. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Slang Italian Words and Colloquial Expressions". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ Pomi, Damiano (July 16, 2004). "San Magno". Santi e Beati. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ "Theofred - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". www.heiligenlexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "La cappella di San Biagio - Comune di Revello". Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ The Academy: A Weekly Review of Literature, Science, and Art. January–June 1882. Volume XXI (London, 1882), 39.
External links
- San Chiaffredo di Saluzzo (in Italian)