Vitrail de Hugues de Rouen. Baie 8 - cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen
Saint Hugues de
Rouen, évêque
Très jeune il devint
moine soit à Fontenelle soit à Jumièges. En 722, il fut nommé évêque de Rouen,
il eut en outre la charge du diocèse de Paris et des abbayes de Fontenelle et
de Jumièges et profita de sa position pour encourager la piété et l'enseignement.
Vers la fin de sa vie, il se retira à Jumièges comme moine de chœur où il
mourut en 730.
Saint Hugues de Rouen
Évêque de Rouen, de Paris
et de Bayeux (+ 730)
Neveu de Charles Martel,
cousin de Pépin le Bref, il consacra sa vie au service de l'Église d'abord
comme abbé de Fontenelle, actuellement abbaye de Saint Wandrille, puis comme
évêque de Paris et de Bayeux. Son oncle lui avait donné des biens temporels
nombreux. Saint Hugues en tira un grand profit spirituel.
À Jumièges, en 730, le
trépas de saint Hugues, qui fut évêque de Rouen et gouverna en même temps le
monastère de Fontenelle ainsi que les Églises de Paris et de Bayeux, enfin
l’abbaye de Jumièges, pour ne pas laisser ces bénéfices dans des mains
indignes, et c’est dans ce dernier lieu qu’il se retira et mourut.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/939/Saint-Hugues-de-Rouen.html
Vitrail
de la basilique de Bonsecours représentant Saint-Hugues.
Also
known as
Hugh of Champagne
Hugh of Jumièges
Hugo…
Ugo…
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Benedictine monk at Fontenelle
Abbey. Primicerius of Metz, France. Bishop of Rouen, France in 722. Bishop of Paris, France. Abbot at Fontenelle. Abbot at Jumieges.
He used these positions, several of which he held at once, to inspire and
support piety and learning in his diocese, and
among his monks.
He eventually resigned all his offices and retired to Jumieges as
a choir monk.
730 at Jumieges
Abbey, France of
natural causes
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MLA
Citation
“Saint Hugh of
Rouen“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 February 2024. Web. 31 March 2025. <https://catholicsaints.info/saint-hugh-of-rouen/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-hugh-of-rouen/
Abbaye
de Jumièges, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Klasztor
Jumièges
Hugh of Rouen, OSB B (RM)
Died 730. Saint Hugh
became a monk at either Fontenelle or Jumièges at a very early age. Then he was
called to be primicerius of Metz and, shortly thereafter, in 722, bishop of
Rouen and Paris while still abbot of Fontenelle and Jumièges. During his tenure
in these offices Hugh fostered piety and learning. Before his death, however,
he resigned them all and died at Jumièges as a simple monk (Benedictines).
In art, Saint Hugh is a
bishop with a monstrance that the devil tries to wrest from him (Roeder). He is
venerated at Fontenelle, Jumièges (Roeder).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0409.shtml
St. Hugh of Rouen
Benedictine bishop of
Rouen, Paris, and Bayeux, France, a nephew of Charles Martel. The son of Duke
Drogo of Burgundy, he was named the bishop of
Rouen in 722. He then moved to Paris and
later to Bayeux. At the same time he
was abbot of
Fontenelles and Jumieges At the close of his life, Hugh retired to Jumieges and
died as a simple choir monk.
SOURCE : http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3812
SAINT HUGH OF ROUEN (DIED
730)
Roman Catholic Bishop,
Abbot, and Monk
His feast transferred
from April 9
St. Hugh of Rouen came
from a prominent family. His father was Duke Drago of Burgundy. His uncle
was Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace. The Mayor of the Palace, at that
point in history, was more powerful than the King of the Franks, a member of
the Merovingian Dynasty. And Martel’s son, Pepin III, served as both
Mayor of the Palace and as the first monarch of the Carolingian Dynasty,
reigning from 751 to 768. Pepin’s son was Charlemagne (reigned 768-814).
That was St. Hugh’s
family, one which gave him certain opportunities. Simultaneously he was
Abbot of Saint-Wandrielle and Abbot of Jumieges while a lay person. But
he yielded those positions to become a monk at Jumieges in 718. Four years
later, however, he became Archbishop of Rouen. Retaining that post, he
became Abbot of Fontenelle in 723 and Bishop of Paris and Bishop of Bayeux the
following year. St. Hugh used these positions and their financial
resources to promote piety and learning. Then, at the end of his life,
St. Hugh retired to Jumieges, where he lived as a monk.
St. Hugh of Rouen had
certain opportunities through an accident of birth. He used them for the
benefit of others and the glory of God. Regardless of the nature of the
opportunities which will come our way or which we have at present, may we use
them for the common good and the glory of God.
SOURCE : https://neatnik2009.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/feast-of-st-hugh-of-rouen-april-13/
Book of Saints – Hugh
of Rouen
Article
(Saint) Bishop (April 9)
(8th century) The son of Drogo, Duke of Burgundy, and grandson of Pepin of
Heristal (not as has been erroneously surmised, a son of Charles Martel), who
from being Vicar-General of Metz, became (A.D. 722) Archbishop of Rouen. After
having for some time administered, together with his own, the Dioceses of Paris
and Bayeux, he died at Jumieges A.D. 730. In the ninth century his relics were
brought to Aspre in Belgium, to save them from profanation at the hands of the
Norman invaders of the North of France.
MLA
Citation
Monks of Ramsgate. “Hugh
of Rouen”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info.
5 September 2013. Web. 31 March 2025.
<https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-hugh-of-rouen/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-hugh-of-rouen/
St. Hugh of Rouen
Feastday: April 9
Death: 730
Benedictine bishop of
Rouen, Paris, and Bayeux, France, a nephew of Charles Martel. The son of Duke
Drogo of Burgundy, he was named the bishop of
Rouen in 722. He then moved to Paris and
later to Bayeux. At the same time he
was abbot of
Fontenelles and Jumieges At the close of his life, Hugh retired to Jumieges and
died as a simple choir monk.
SOURCE : https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3812
Détail
du vitrail du transept nord de 1848 de Thevenot représentant Saint-Hugues,
évêque de Paris, de Rouen et de Bayeux, abbé de Jumièges et Fontenelle
(Saint-Wandrille).
Vetrata
della Cattedrale di Notre-Dame de Bayeux
Sant' Ugo di Rouen Vescovo
Festa: 9 aprile
† 730
Nato in una nobile
famiglia della Neustria intorno al 670, Ugo entrò nel monastero di Fontenelle,
dove si distinse per la sua pietà e il suo zelo apostolico. Eletto vescovo di
Rouen nel 710, promosse la riforma del clero, la riorganizzazione della diocesi
e la fondazione di nuove parrocchie e monasteri. Assunse temporaneamente la
guida delle diocesi di Parigi e Bayeux, applicandovi lo stesso zelo
riformatore. Nel 722 si ritirò nel monastero di Jumièges, dove morì in odore di
santità nel 730.
Martirologio
Romano: A Jumièges sempre in Neustria, nell’odierno territorio francese,
sant’Ugo, vescovo di Rouen, che governò contemporaneamente il monastero di
Fontenelle e le Chiese di Parigi e Bayeux e infine, deposti questi incarichi,
resse il monastero di Jumièges.
La figura di Sant'Ugo di
Rouen, vescovo e abate vissuto nel VII secolo, emerge dalle nebbie della storia
come un faro di fede e di riforma. La sua vita, ricca di eventi e di opere
significative, ci offre uno spaccato della Chiesa franca in un periodo di
transizione e di rinnovamento.
Le Origini e la Formazione
Ugo nacque in una nobile famiglia della Neustria, regione della Francia
nord-occidentale, intorno al 670. Fin dalla giovane età mostrò una profonda
inclinazione per la vita religiosa, tanto da entrare a far parte del monastero
di Fontenelle, noto per la sua rigida disciplina e per la fervente osservanza
della Regola benedettina. Sotto la guida di abili maestri, Ugo si distinse per
la sua pietà, il suo zelo apostolico e la sua dedizione allo studio, acquisendo
una solida formazione teologica e letteraria.
L'Episcopato e le Riforme
La fama di santità e di saggezza di Ugo varcò presto i confini del monastero,
tanto che nel 710 venne eletto vescovo di Rouen, importante diocesi della Neustria.
In un'epoca di decadenza morale e di rilassamento disciplinare, Ugo si distinse
come un vescovo zelante e riformatore. Promosse la riforma del clero,
insistendo sulla disciplina, la cura delle anime e la predicazione itinerante.
Si adoperò per la riorganizzazione della diocesi, fondando nuove parrocchie e
monasteri, e curando la formazione del clero.
Il Governo delle Chiese di Parigi e Bayeux
Oltre al suo episcopato a Rouen, Ugo assunse temporaneamente la guida delle
diocesi di Parigi e Bayeux, vacanti per la morte dei rispettivi vescovi. In
queste sedi egli applicò lo stesso zelo riformatore che aveva caratterizzato il
suo operato a Rouen, contribuendo a risollevare le sorti spirituali di queste
comunità.
Il Ritiro a Jumièges e la Morte
Nel 722, Ugo, desideroso di una vita più contemplativa e di raccoglimento,
decise di rinunciare alle sue cariche episcopali e si ritirò nel monastero di
Jumièges, dove trascorse gli ultimi anni della sua vita in preghiera, penitenza
e studio. Morì in odore di santità nel 730, lasciando un'eredità di fede e di
riforme che ispirò le generazioni successive.
Culto e Riconoscimenti
Ugo di Rouen fu canonizzato nel 1047 da Papa Leone IX. La sua memoria liturgica è celebrata il 9 aprile. La sua figura è venerata in Francia e in Belgio, dove è considerato patrono dei vescovi e dei riformatori.
Autore: Franco Dieghi
SOURCE : https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49110
« III. Histoire religieuse : Dom Jean Laporte, Saint Hugues, évêque de Rouen, Paris et Bayeux, abbé de Jumièges et de Fontenelle : « L'Abbaye de Saint-Germer de Fly et la Normandie au haut Moyen Age » in Annuaire de l'Association Normande »[compte-rendu], Annales de Normandie Année 1961 11-3 p. 249 : http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/annor_0003-4134_1961_num_11_3_4483_t1_0249_0000_5