Aredius
Aredius of Limoges ( * ca 511 in Augustoritum, today Limoges, Vienne, France; † August 25 591 in Attane, today Saint- Yrieix- la -Perche, Vienne ), also Aredius of Attane French Arede d' Atane or yrieix, formerly Yriez, Erice or Hérie, was the respected as holy founder and abbot of the monastery Attane.
His feast day is August 25.
He lived and worked in the Frankish Empire. His birthplace Augustoritum, City of St. Martial ( 3rd century ), was one of the main towns of the former Roman province of Aquitania prima, which from 471 occupied by the Visigoths, and after the victory of Clovis I ( 466-511 ) in the battle of Vouillé ( 507) had been incorporated into the Frankish kingdom. On the again the supremacy flared after Clovis 's death struggles that eventually resulted in the consolidation of borders to the south of the kingdom, Clovis grandson Theudebert I († 547/548 ) was significantly involved, the over in the succession of his father as part of King from 533 the later Austrasia said part of the Frankish Empire ruled.
Vita
Aredius, son of Gallo-Roman landowner Jucundus and Pelagia enjoyed a Christian education. He was sent by his parents to the court Theudebert I. and there raised to the Registrar before it - marked by the encounter with Nicetius, Bishop of Trier - the clergy joined. After the death of his father and his brother, he returned to his home to help his mother in the management of the south of Limoges in Attane ( Saint- Yrieix -sur -Perche ) located family estates. There he founded in the years around 564/572 a placed under the Rule of St. Basil monastic community, later branches in Vigeois (Limousin ) and Excideuil ( Périgord ). He made several pilgrimages, which have led him by Brioude to the grave of Julian of Brioude, Poitiers, Tours, and was acquainted with Radegundis († 587 ), Gregory of Tours ( † 594? ) And Venantius Fortunatus († 600 / 610).
In the year 584 he acted as a facilitator between the Merovingian king Guntchramn and Duke Desiderius of Aquitaine (see Treaty of Andelot ).
Aredius died advanced in years at the monastery founded by him in Attane and was buried in the local church. That the Great converted under Karl in a secular collegiate monastery later took together with the surrounding settlements the name Saint- Yrieix- d'Attane to, later named Saint- Yrieix- la -Perche.
See also: Saint- Yrieix, St- Hérie de Matha