Philibert of Jumièges

Philibert, called Philibert of Jumièges, Philibert de Noirmoutier or Philibert of Tournus (* 617 or 618 in Eause, Gers department, † August 20 in Noirmoutier 684 ) was a monk and Dept. He founded the abbeys Jumièges, Noirmoutier and Monti Villiers. His relics are in Tournus; his feast day - especially there - is August 20.

Biography

Philibert (or Filiberto ) was the only son of Filibaud, a senior official in Vic or Vic- Jour (Latin vicus Julius, now Vic- Fezensac in the department of Gers), where he was bishop. He came to 617/18 in the old city Eause ( Guyenne ) to the world and was educated in Vic of excellent instructors.

After completing his education from his father, the access to the King Dagobert gave I ( † 638/639 ) had a place at the court of the Merovingian, where he met Ouen († 686 ), whose esteem he earned.

Dissatisfied with the inconsequential life at court he went at the age of 20 years to the monastery. His choice was the newly founded abbey in the diocese of Meaux Rebais, where he earned a large part of his property, and where Agilus († 650 ) was abbot, a friend Ouen.

Nearly 20 years later, in 654, he founded the Abbey Jumièges at Rouen on fertile land in a His - loop, where he had previously hunted together with King Dagobert.

When he learned that the house Meier Ebroin († 681 ), the Bishop of Autun Leger ( Saint -Léger ) had to kill let (October 2, 679 ), he brought the crimes at the court, whereupon Ebroin Ouen, now Archbishop of Rouen, thus commissioned, beiseitezuschaffen him. Ouen acquiesced and had put him in ward, captivity, however, was designed bearable and also did not last long, because Ebroin was murdered soon find yourself.

After his release Philibert he retired to the monastery of Noirmoutier where in the year 684 died.

Monuments

In the year 847 the monks of Noirmoutier built in his honor a priory in DEAS, which developed into Saint -Philbert -de- Grand -Lieu. In the time of the raids of the Normans his relics were brought to safety in Tournus, where they were stored in the built for him monastery church of Saint Philibert. Before they did not stop at Notre -Dame de Cunault, on the Loire. There is on a pillar of the nave at half height is a capital with scenes from the life of Saint Philibert. The inscription in Latin capital letters is: S PHILIBERTVS