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Aper ( Latin for " boar ", also Aprus or French St. E ( p) vres; † 507) was 500-507, the seventh Bishop of Toul in Lorraine. He is worshiped as a Catholic saint; His feast day is September 15. Probably because of the meaning of his name, he is the patron of the swineherd.

Life-history and biography of the Aper lie largely in the dark, authors of various saints interpret the sometimes contradictory presence of persons called " Aper " in different historical sources.

How did Cesare Baronio 1586 the bishop Aper equated with that Aper, are addressed to the three preserved letters of Paulinus of Nola. Later authors such as Butler (1814 ) and Stadler Complete Holy Encyclopedia (1858 ) consider this to be largely unlikely, since the three letters of Paulinus would have originated almost a century before the year of death of the bishop Aper, but no later than 431 ( Paulinus ' year of death ). In addition, it held both authors for little likelihood that Aper - as it is the former attributed - was a secular, married lawyer, to have overtaken the vocation to the priesthood later in life.

Another instance of the name Aper as the addressee of the letters of Sidonius Apollinaris led some authors, including probably Butler, to believe that Aper came from Troyes in Auvergne; in this case, the Holy Apronia is mentioned as his sister. For the birthplace Stadler calls with reference to " the vita of unnamed " yet the area " Treyes ", and there is a village called " Trancol, Trancost or Trancault ( Tranquillus ) " as an option; sporadically appeared in popular saints calendars and directories also Trier (french Treves ) as the birthplace on - certainly is here Trier been confused with Troyes.

Largely agree one is that Aper 's second successor ( by Ursus ) was a bishop of Toul to Auspicius († 478). During the seven years of his episcopate he pursued the construction of the Mauritius Church, which later became the Abbey of St. Evre, the completion of which he did not live. He was first buried in this church, his remains were later transferred to the Cathedral of looting to safety, but then returned by monks from the Abbey back secretly to the monastery and been hidden. Only in the year 978 or 987, the bones were lifted again by Bishop Gerard I of Toul.

Especially in Lorraine there are quite a number of churches who have chosen as the patron saint Aper, such as the Basilica of Saint Epvre in Nancy or the church in Chavelot. In addition, the small Saint- Moselle Epvre bears the name of the saint. In Germany St. Aper is in Wasserliesch the only parish with this patronage. In Cologne recalls in Cologne city center, the St. Apern Road at a 1169 first mentioned, the holy chapel dedicated Aper and later Cistercian convent.