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Samson was the son of Amon of [[Kingdom of Dyfed|Demetia]] and Anna of [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]], daughter of [[Meurig ap Tewdrig]], King of Glamorgan and Gwent. His father's brother married his mother's sister so that their son [[Saint Magloire]] was Samson's cousin twice over. Due to a prophecy concerning his birth his parents placed him under the care of Saint [[Illtud]], [[abbot]] of [[Llantwit Major|Llantwit Fawr]], where he was raised and educated.<ref name=huddleston>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13422c.htm Huddleston, Gilbert. "St. Samson." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 Feb. 2013]</ref> |
Samson was the son of Amon of [[Kingdom of Dyfed|Demetia]] and Anna of [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]], daughter of [[Meurig ap Tewdrig]], King of Glamorgan and Gwent. His father's brother married his mother's sister so that their son [[Saint Magloire]] was Samson's cousin twice over. Due to a prophecy concerning his birth his parents placed him under the care of Saint [[Illtud]], [[abbot]] of [[Llantwit Major|Llantwit Fawr]], where he was raised and educated.<ref name=huddleston>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13422c.htm Huddleston, Gilbert. "St. Samson." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 Feb. 2013]</ref> |
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Samson later sought a greater austerity than his school provided, and so moved to Llantwit's daughter house, [[Caldey Island|the island monastery of Caldey]] off the coast of [[Dyfed]] ([[Pembrokeshire]]), [[Wales]], where he became [[abbot]] after the death of [[Saint Pyr]]. Samson abstained from alcohol – unlike Pyr, who was killed when he fell down a well while drunk. As a [[Cenobite|cenobitic]] and later an [[Hermit|eremitic]] monk, he travelled from Caldey to [[Ireland]], where he is said to have founded or revived a monastery.<ref>[http://www.catholicireland.net/church-a-bible/church/july-saints/1461-28-st-samson-of-caldey-island-in-wales-and-dol-island-in-brittany-d-565 St Samson of Caldey Island in Wales & Dol Island in Brittany]</ref> |
Samson later sought a greater austerity than his school provided, and so moved to Llantwit's daughter house, [[Caldey Island|the island monastery of Caldey]] off the coast of [[Dyfed]] ([[Pembrokeshire]]), [[Wales]], where he became [[abbot]] after the death of [[Saint Pyr]]. Samson abstained from alcohol – unlike Pyr, who was killed when he fell down a well while drunk. As a [[Cenobite|cenobitic]] and later an [[Hermit|eremitic]] monk, he travelled from Caldey to [[Ireland]], where he is said to have founded or revived a monastery.<ref>[http://www.catholicireland.net/church-a-bible/church/july-saints/1461-28-st-samson-of-caldey-island-in-wales-and-dol-island-in-brittany-d-565 St Samson of Caldey Island in Wales & Dol Island in Brittany] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404074437/http://www.catholicireland.net/church-a-bible/church/july-saints/1461-28-st-samson-of-caldey-island-in-wales-and-dol-island-in-brittany-d-565 |date=2012-04-04 }}</ref> |
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There is one fairly certain date recorded of Samson's life; that he was ordained [[bishop]] by Bishop [[Dubricius]]<ref name=huddleston/> on the Feast of the [[Chair of Saint Peter]] (22 February) at the beginning of [[Lent]], which can be calculated to have fallen in the year 521. If, as is usual, he was 35 years old at the time then he would have been born in 486. |
There is one fairly certain date recorded of Samson's life; that he was ordained [[bishop]] by Bishop [[Dubricius]]<ref name=huddleston/> on the Feast of the [[Chair of Saint Peter]] (22 February) at the beginning of [[Lent]], which can be calculated to have fallen in the year 521. If, as is usual, he was 35 years old at the time then he would have been born in 486. |
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*[http://www.bartleby.com/210/7/284.html "St. Sampson, Bishop and Confessor"], ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'' |
*[http://www.bartleby.com/210/7/284.html "St. Sampson, Bishop and Confessor"], ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'' |
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*[http://www.lamp.ac.uk/celtic/elibrary/translations/ |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100916040115/http://www.lamp.ac.uk/celtic/elibrary/translations/samson.htm A version of Taylor's English translation of the Vita Sancti Samsonis, with emendations based on a recent edition] |
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Saint Samson of Dol | |
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Roman Catholic Church | |
| Major shrine | Dol; Milton Abbas, Dorset |
| Feast | 28 July |
Saint Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a
Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died in Dol-de-Bretagne
, a small town in north Brittany.
Life
The primary source for his biography is the Vita Sancti Samsonis, written sometime between 610 and 820 and clearly based on earlier materials.[1] It gives useful details of contacts between churchmen in Britain, Ireland and Brittany.
Samson was the son of Amon of
Saint Magloire was Samson's cousin twice over. Due to a prophecy concerning his birth his parents placed him under the care of Saint Illtud, abbot of Llantwit Fawr, where he was raised and educated.[2]
Samson later sought a greater austerity than his school provided, and so moved to Llantwit's daughter house,
cenobitic and later an eremitic monk, he travelled from Caldey to Ireland, where he is said to have founded or revived a monastery.[3]
There is one fairly certain date recorded of Samson's life; that he was ordained bishop by Bishop Dubricius[2] on the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (22 February) at the beginning of Lent, which can be calculated to have fallen in the year 521. If, as is usual, he was 35 years old at the time then he would have been born in 486.
Iolo Morganwg was responsible for the re-discovery of the Samson Pillar at St Illtud's Church, Llantwit, in about 1789,[4] but his suggestion that it was erected by Saint Samson himself was discredited by later historians with access to more reliable written sources. However, in the 20th century, genealogical studies threw further light on the subject, and the pillar is now considered by many to be "one of the oldest inscribed Christian monuments in Britain".[5]
Later he travelled to
Merovingian king Childebert I on behalf of Judael, Conomor's estranged son (c. 540-60). He is recorded as having attended a council in Paris
sometime between 556 and 573, by which time he would have been old. He was buried with his cousin Magloire in the cathedral of Dol.
The Anglo-Saxon King
Athelstan (r. 924–939) obtained several relics of Samson, including an arm and a crozier, which he deposited at his monastery at Milton Abbas in Dorset.[6]
Roman Martyrology
In the 2004 edition of the
Roman Catholic liturgical calendar of saints celebrated annually in Wales.[8]
See also
- Blessed Julian Maunoir, "Apostle of Brittany"
- St. Sampson church, Golant
- Saint Sampson, Guernsey
References
- ISBN 2-271-05386-2
- ^ a b c Huddleston, Gilbert. "St. Samson." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 Feb. 2013
- ^ St Samson of Caldey Island in Wales & Dol Island in Brittany Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Iolo Morganwg: the Stonemason[dead link]
- ^ Iolo Morganwg: Vale of Glamorgan Trail, published by Vale of Glamorgan Council, n.d.
- ISBN 9780199596607.
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, Vatican Press (Typis Vaticanis), page 419.
- ^ National Calendar for Wales, accessed 8 February 2012
Bibliography
- Doble, G. H.(1970) The Saints of Cornwall: part 5. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 80–103
- Journey to Avalon: The Final Discovery of King Arthur By Chris Barber, David Pykitt pp 119 St Samson
- Jones, Alison (1994) The Wordsworth Dictionary of Saints, p. 202
- Thomas Taylor The life of St Samson of Dol (Kessinger Publishing, LLC (July 25, 2007)): CNRS ISBN 0-548-09467-5
- Marilyn Dunn The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages, (Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 2003): CNRS ISBN 1-4051-0641-7)
