Elzéar of Sabran
Saint Elzéar of Sabran | |
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Born | 1285 Provence, France |
Died | 27 September 1323 Paris, France |
Venerated in | 27 September |
Attributes | crown, royal attire |
Elzéar of Sabran,
Biography
In his youth, Elzéar was given a thorough training in the Christian faith as well as in the sciences under the supervision of his uncle, William of Sabran, at the
Acceding to the wish of King Charles II of Naples, at the age of ten, Elzéar was betrothed to the twelve-year-old Delphine of Glandèves, daughter and heiress of the Count of Puy-Michel. Three years later they were married at the castle of Puy-Michel. Upon their wedding night, Delphine advised her new husband that she had taken a private vow of chastity. Having grown up together, they regarded each other as brother and sister, rather than husband and wife.[2] Even though he had the right in canon law to make her abandon this commitment, Elzéar chose to respect her desire to live in virginity and even copied her example in making the same vow. Together they joined the Third Order of Saint Francis.
Elzéar and Delphine lived at a castle in Ansouis where they vied with one another in the practice of prayer, mortification of the flesh and in charity towards the unfortunate. At the age of twenty he moved with his wife from Ansouis to Puimichel for greater solitude, and formulated for his servants rules of conduct that made his household a model of Christian virtue.[1]
Upon the death of his father in 1309, became Count of Ariano in Italy. There he gained by kindness the trust and support of his subjects, who had despised their
In 1317 Elzéar went to
His body was returned to his
The decree of his
References
- ^ a b c Carr, Gregory. "St. Elzéar of Sabran." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 30 September 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine. The Lives of the Saints, J. Hodges., 1875, p. 403 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "St Elzear of Sabran & Bl Delphine", Secular Franciscan Order - USA
- ^ "Saint Elzéar", The Met
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Elzéar of Sabran". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.