Expeditus

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Expedit, actually expeditus (Latin: " the liberated, the Embattled " ) ( † 303) was, according to the legend, a Roman centurion in Armenia, known to Christianity.

Legend has it that on the day when he decided to become a Christian, the devil told him in the form of a crow, he should be converted the next day, whereupon Expeditus killed the bird with a kick and shouted: "I'll Christ today be! Today! "

Holiday of the Holy is the 19th of April. Expedit is venerated especially in Chile and on the island of Réunion.

The veneration of saints in the Catholic Church

Within the Catholic Church is doubtful whether Expedit really existed, but this issue has not been clarified.

Worship on the island of Réunion

Expedit is worshiped mainly on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Roadside bright red altars stand in his honor, where devotees deposit in return for fulfilling requests votive offerings. The altars vary in size and contain one or more of the Holy Performing Legionnaire statues.

In the worship of the Expedit, there are unofficial Catholic features in addition to elements from Madagascar and India again. Especially people from lower strata ask him for a divine grace, such as a job. As the worship of the saints Expedit is socially ostracized and its widespread and obviously well maintained altars in general are not attending public, the number of his admirers is unknown.

According to some legends that are told in Reunion, the name of the saint St. Expedit comes from a kind of bad luck: It is a package with a statue of the saint was eventually sent there, which was damaged during transport. In this inscription was as well- only " Expedit " (French expéditeur for " sender " ) to read.

Worship in Chile

An admirer of the Holy Expedit Chilean priest asked for help in building a church for the Holy. It is said that the only concern would be rejected by the local authorities, but was then approved by prayers Expedit within nine days. Since then, the worship of the sacred Expedit in Chile has grown by leaps and bounds; Rich and poor pray to him, and his sanctuary in Vina is, especially in the summer months, a popular place of pilgrimage.