Saint Antoine de Lérins
Moine, vénéré dans le
diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon (+ v. 525)
Originaire de la
Pannonie, actuellement la Slovénie, il mena d'abord une vie érémitique dans les
Alpes, puis, fuyant ses admirateurs qui venaient se regrouper autour de lui, il
se retira finalement au monastère de Lérins dans le sud de la France.
Né à Valéria en Pannonie,
près du Danube, il mena en divers endroits une vie solitaire et, déjà âgé, se
retira au monastère de Lérins, où il se montra gentil avec les jeunes, grave
avec les anciens, docte avec les savants. (source: Vita Antonii monachi Lerinensis
qui retrace la vie d’Antoine de Lérins, un élève de Sévérin de
Norique)
Commémoraison de saint
Antoine, moine vers 520. Né à Valéria en Pannonie, près du Danube, il mena en
divers endroits une vie solitaire et, déjà âgé, se retira au monastère de
Lérins, où il se montra gentil avec les jeunes, grave avec les anciens, docte avec
les savants.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/9785/Saint-Antoine-de-Lerins.html
Saint Antoine de
Lérins
Moine de Lérins
Fête le 28 décembre
Valeria, en
Basse-Pannonie, v. 468 – † v. 520
Autre graphie :
Antoine de Lérins ou Antoine l’Ermite
Né à Valeria, en
Basse-Pannonie (Hongrie), à l’âge de huit ans il fut confié à la mort de son
père au soin de saint Severin(-us). A la mort de Severin, son oncle, l’évêque
Constant(-ius) de Lorsch en Bavière prit en charge son éducation. Devenu moine,
Antoine alla en Italie en 488, rejoignant l’ecclésiastique Marius et ses
compagnons, ermites au Lac de Côme. Il passa une partie de sa vie à rechercher
la solitude, habitant notamment une grotte sur les bords du lac de Côme. Parce
qu’il redoutait que sa célébrité naissante ne rendit vaine sa vie de pénitence,
il se fit moine à Lérins, dans les Alpes-Maritimes. Il servit Dieu comme reclus
à différents endroits dans le nord des Alpes, jusqu’à ce qu’il trouvât le
repos, pour les deux années qui lui restèrent, comme moine à Lérins.
Antoine de Lerins
Moine, Saint
† 525
Saint Antoine, né dans la Pannonie , était fils de Secondin, que sa naissance
rendait recommandable selon le monde.
Il n'avait encore que huit ans lorsqu'il perdit son père. Saint Séverin, apôtre
de l'Autriche et de la Bavière, eut occasion de le connaître ; il fut si frappé
des bénédictions dont le Ciel l'avait prévenu, qu'il annonça qu'il serait un
jour un grand serviteur de Dieu.
Vers l'an 482, Antoine se retira auprès de l'évêque de Constance, son oncle
paternel, et passa depuis en Italie. Ayant entendu parler d'un saint prêtre
nommé Marius, qui demeurait dans la Valteline, il se mit sous sa conduite, et
fit de grands progrès dans la vertu. Mais comme on voulait l’élever aux ordres
sacrés, il s'enfuit dans les Alpes, du côté du Milanez, et s'arrêta près du
tombeau de saint Fidèle, sur une montagne déserte. Il y trouva deux ermites qui
l'admirent en leur compagnie, mais que la mort lui enleva successivement. Il
résolut de rester seul en ce lieu. Sa prière était continuelle, et ses jeûnes
rigoureux. Il ne prenait de repos que quand la nature épuisée l'y forçait. Un
homme habillé en ermite, vint un jour lui demander l'hospitalité : il crut que
c'était un solitaire qui menait le même genre de vie que lui ; mais Dieu lui
fit connaître que c'était un scélérat qui, à la faveur de ce déguisement,
voulait se soustraire aux poursuites de la justice : il l'obligea de se retirer.
Les visites que sa réputation commençait à lui attirer, lui devinrent bientôt
insupportables. Il s'enfonça dans le désert, et vécut plusieurs années inconnu
sous une roche. A la fin on l'y découvrit, et on accourut de toutes parts à sa
caverne. Il la quitta et vint se renfermer dans le monastère de Lérins. Les
moines qui l'habitaient trouvèrent en lui un modèle de perfection, tel qu'ils
n'en avaient jamais vu parmi eux. Mais ils ne le possédèrent pas longtemps ; il
n'y avait que deux ans qu'il était à Lérins quand il mourut. On met sa mort
vers l'an 525. Son nom, que divers miracles rendirent célèbre, se lit en ce
jour dans le martyrologe romain.
Alban Butler : Vies des pères, des martyrs, et des autres principaux
saints… traduction de Jean François Godescard.
SOURCE : http://alexandrina.balasar.free.fr/antoine_de_lerins.htm
Also
known as
Antony of Lérins
Anthony the Hermit
Profile
Anthony’s father died when
the boy was
eight years old, and he was raised for several years by Saint Severinus
of Noricum. Severinus,
however, died when
the boy was
in his early teens, and Antony moved in with his uncle, Bishop Constantius
of Lorsch, Bavaria (in
modern Germany.
When he was of age, Anthony became a monk. Hermit in
the area of Lake Como, Italy.
He and some other solitaries gained
such a reputation for sanctity that they attracted would-be students. Anthony,
wanting to live the life of a hermit moved
to the Isle of Lerins, France where
he lived his last two years. Known as a miracle worker. Saint Ennodius
of Pavia wrote a Life of Saint Antony.
Born
c.468 at
Valeria, Lower Pannonia (in modern Hungary)
c.520 at
Lerins, Provence, France of
natural causes
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MLA
Citation
“Saint Anthony of
Lérins“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 February 2019. Web. 15 January 2025.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saint-anthony-of-lerins/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-anthony-of-lerins/
Book of Saints
– Antony – 28 December
Article
ANTONY (Saint) (December
28) (6th century) By birth a Hungarian, who, after serving God for many years
as a hermit of the Alps, passed the last two years of a holy life in the
monastery of the Isle of Lerins, off the southern coast of France, where his relics
were enshrined. Renowned for the working of miracles, he passed away about the
year 526. Saint Ennodius, Bishop of Pavia, wrote a Life of Saint Antony, to be
found in Surius.
MLA
Citation
Monks of Ramsgate.
“Antony”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 23
July 2012.
Web. 15 January 2025.
<http://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-antony-28-december/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-antony-28-december/
St. Anthony the Hermit
Feastday: December 28
Anthony was born about
circa 468 at Valeria in Lower Pannonia. When he was eight years old, his father
died and he was first entrusted to the care of St. Severinus. After the death
of Severinus, an uncle, Bishop Constantius
of Lorsch in Bavaria took charge of his upbringing. While in Bavaria, Anthony
became a monk. He returned to Italy in
488 and joined the cleric Marius
and his companions as a hermit at Lake Como. However, he gained so many
disciples that he was forced to flee. Anthony then went to Lerins in Gaul and
became a monk there.
However, he lived only two years at Lerins before his death, renowned for his
miracles and spirituality.
SOURCE : https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=146
Antony of Lérins, Hermit (RM)
Born in Lower Pannonia (Hungary); died c. 520. Antony served God as a recluse
in several places north of the Alps until he finally found peace the last two
years of his life at Lérins in Provence, France (Benedictines, Encyclopedia).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/1228.shtml
Saint Antony of Lerins
St. Antony of Lerins (466-520)
became an orphan at the age of 8 and was given over to the care of St.
Severinus. Having most likely grown up in a monastery, Antony was surrounded by
men who were devoted to their faith. Antony became a monk himself when he was
20 years old. He worked closely with a priest named Marius, who wanted Antony
to become a priest to help him with his work. Antony preferred a more solitary
life of service and joined two hermits who lived near a lake. There he was able
to pray and study the Scriptures and also work in his garden. Because many
visitors wanted to meet him, he retreated to a more solitary place in the Alps.
Several miracles are attributed to him, and we remember him on Dec. 28.
- See more at: http://catholiccourier.com/faith-family/kids-chronicle/saint-for-today/st-antony-of-lerins/#sthash.hYX3SOkX.dpuf
SOURCE : http://catholiccourier.com/faith-family/kids-chronicle/saint-for-today/st-antony-of-lerins/
Saint Antony of Lerins
Saint Anthony was
born in 468 at Valeria (now Balkans) in Lower Pannonia. When he was eight years
old, his father died and he was first entrusted to the care of St. Severinus.
After the death of Severinus, an uncle, Bishop Constantius of Lorsch in Bavaria
took charge of his upbringing.
While in Bavaria, Anthony
became a monk. He returned to Italy in 488 and joined the cleric Marius and his
companions as a hermit at Lake Como. He was eventually joined by numerous
disciples seeking to emulate his holiness and he chose to seek greater solitude
in Gaul.
Anthony then went to
Lerins in Gaul and became a monk there. However, he lived only two years at
Lerins before his death, renowned for his miracles and spirituality.
His feastday is on
December 28 and is venerated by both the Western Rite Orthodox Church and the
Roman Catholic Church.
SOURCE : https://saintsandangels.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/st-anthony-the-hermit/
Sant' Antonio di Lerins Monaco
Martirologio Romano:
Commemorazione di sant’Antonio, monaco, che, uomo illustre per garbo e
preparazione, dopo aver condotto vita solitaria, si ritirò ormai vecchio nel
monastero di Lérins in Provenza, dove si addormentò piamente nel Signore.
Nacque da ottima famiglia
nella seconda metà del sec. V a Valeria, o nella provincia omonima, in
Pannonia. Rimasto orfano di padre a otto anni, Antonio fu affidato a san
Severino, l'apostolo del Norico, che lo condusse nel monastero di Faviana, dove
Antonio si trattenne fino alla morte del maestro, avvenuta nel 482. Accolto
dallo zio Costanzio, vescovo di Lorch (Wurtemberg), Antonio entrò nella vita
monastica, facendosi subito apprezzare per la sua grande umiltà. Nel 488, sotto
la spinta delle incursioni di Odoacre, i Romani abbandonarono il Norico, e
Antonio si trasferì al lago di Como presso un sacerdote di nome Mario, che
aveva raccolto intorno a sé alcuni discepoli. Mario, nutrendo grande
ammirazione per Antonio, lo sollecitò a prendere gli ordini sacri e ad
assisterlo nella sua opera, ma Antonio, desideroso di solitudine, si trasferì
all'altro capo del lago, dove visse per qualche tempo in una grotta con due
vecchi eremiti, vicino alla tomba di san Felice.
La fama di Antonio,
diffusasi subito nei dintorni, gli procurò un curioso incidente. Un uomo, che
era stato condannato a morte per aver ucciso la moglie in un impeto di gelosia,
si rifugiò presso Antonio per scampare alla pena, simulando il desiderio di
diventare suo discepolo. Ma Antonio smascherò l'ipocrita e lo cacciò dalla sua
cella. Naturalmente questo episodio accrebbe enormemente la sua notorietà, ed
egli, disturbato da numerosi visitatori, varcò infine le Alpi e si stabilì a
Lérins, dove finalmente trovò la pace che aveva sempre cercato; qui morì verso
il 520 dopo due anni di umile vita. Non risulta che egli abbia goduto di un
culto molto antico e la data del 28 dicembre, in cui è celebrato, sembra essere
arbitraria. A Fréjus è commemorato il 30 dello stesso mese. Poco dopo la sua
morte, sant'Ennodio di Pavia scrisse una Vita di Antonio su richiesta di
Leonzio, abate di Lérins.
Autore: Alfonso
Codaghengo
SOURCE : http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/83320
Den hellige Antonius av
Lérins (~468-~520)
Minnedag:
28. desember
Den hellige Antonius av
Lérins ble født rundt 468 i Valeria i nedre Pannonia (i dag Slovenia). Den
romerske provinsen Pannonia besto av det som i dag er det vestlige Ungarn og
deler av det østlige Østerrike, Slovenia og Vojvodina i Serbia. Dette var under
barbarinvasjonene, og da faren døde da han var åtte år gammel, ble han betrodd
til den hellige Severin,
Noricums fryktløse apostel.
Antonius bodde trolig
sammen med Severin i det klosteret han hadde grunnlagt i Favianis, og som gutt
så han germaneren Odovaker legge ut på sitt triumftog mot Roma, hvor han i 476
avsatte den siste romerske keiser Romulus Augustulus. Severin døde i 482, og
Antonius ble da tatt hånd om av sin onkel Konstantius, som var biskop av Lorch
i Bayern.
Antonius ble munk og dro
fra Noricum til Italia sammen med de andre romerne i 488. Han var da rundt tyve
år gammel. Han fant veien til området rundt Como-sjøen, hvor han knyttet seg
til en prest ved navn Marius, som veiledet en rekke disipler der. Marius fikk
en stor beundring for Antonius og ønsket at han skulle prestevies og dele hans
arbeid, men Antonius' kall var til ensomheten.
Han forlot Marius og
sluttet seg til to eremitter nær den hellige Felix' grav ved
den andre enden av sjøen. Her bodde han i en hule og tilbrakte tiden med bønn,
studier og arbeid i grønnsakshagen. En morder som gjemte seg for loven, sies å
ha simulert hengivenhet og knyttet seg til Antonius som disippel, men Antonius
«leste hans sjel», og mannen flyktet. Nyheten om denne hendelsen spredte seg,
og raskt ble Antonius forstyrret av hyppige besøkende.
Til slutt, desperat etter
å finne komplett ensomhet og redd for at all den respekten han fikk skulle
gjøre ham hovmodig, dro han over Alpene til det sørlige Gallia. Der ble han
munk i klosteret Lérins på øya som i dag heter Saint-Honorat utenfor Cannes.
Her ble han høyt æret for sine dyder og mirakler. Han døde rundt 520, litt over
50 år gammel. Hans minnedag er 28. desember og hans navn står i Martyrologium
Romanum. Hans biografi ble skrevet av den hellige biskop Ennodius av Pavia.
Kilder:
Attwater/Cumming, Butler, Butler (XII), Benedictines, Bunson, KIR, CSO, Patron
Saints SQPN, Infocatho - Kompilasjon og oversettelse: p. Per Einar Odden -
Opprettet: 1997-12-29 11:25 - Sist oppdatert: 2006-07-26 17:00
SOURCE : https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/alerins
Antonius van Lérins,
Frankrijk; kluizenaar; † ca 526.
Feest 28 &
30 december.
Hij was afkomstig uit
Pannonië (= nagenoeg het huidige Hongarije). Op 8-jarige leeftijd verloor hij
zijn vader. Nu werd hij toevertrouwd aan de zorgen van diens broer die bisschop
was van de stad Konstanz aan de Bodensee. Na enkele jaren voegde hij zich bij
een priester Marius, die aan de voet van de Alpen woonde in Noord-Italië. Maar
toen men hem priester wilde wijden, achtte hij zich daartoe niet waardig, en
vluchtte de bergen in. Op een eenzame plek trof hij twee monniken die daar het
leven van een kluizenaar leidden. Na hun dood bleef hij alleen achter, maar
gaandeweg verspreidde zich in de omgeving de roep van zijn heiligheid.
Tenslotte werden de bezoekjes van mensen die hem om raad of gebed kwamen
vragen, zo talrijk dat hij vertrok. Dat was rond 523. De laatste paar jaar
bracht hij door op het kluizenaarseiland Lérins voorde Franse zuidkust.
Na zijn dood schreef een
van de medemonniken, Sint Ennodius van Pavia († 521; feest 17 juli), een
levensbericht van hem.
[Bdt.1925; Rgf.1991; Dries van den Akker s.j./2007.12.09]
© A. van den Akker
s.j. / A.W. Gerritsen
SOURCE : https://heiligen-3s.nl/heiligen/12/28/12-28-0526-antonius.php
