Saint Fursey

Fursa (also Fursus, Furseus, English: Saint Fursey, Latin:. Sanctus Furseus; * 567 at Lough Corrib in Ireland; † 16 January at 649 in Ponthieu, France) was an Irish priest and missionary noble descent.

Life

Fursa was the son of Fintan, an Irish ruler of Munster, and his wife Gelgesia, but never took himself to the rulers dignity and remained so in the rank of prince. The Holy and the Holy Ultanus Foillan were his brothers.

Fursa was a disciple of St. Brendan the traveler, an uncle of his father, until he joined a monastery in Clonfert as a monk, in which you became aware of his early piety, and left it there to train as a priest. According to a legend, two twin sons of King Brendinus during prayers Fursas be risen from the dead. Throughout his life Fursa founded a monastery in Rathmat which rose later became a monastic centers of the island of Ireland, and received numerous early Zuläufer. In addition, he also evangelized on his home island and exerted a strong influence on the literature of the Middle Ages from.

King Sigebert of East Anglia was very concerned about the Christianization of his country. The Irish missionaries Fursa and Foillan were well received around 630 Sigebert. Sigebert presented lands to the founding of the monastery Cnobheresburg available. In the now-defunct monastery complex is likely to Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Venerable Bede gave a detailed report of Fursas visions in which angels and devils fighting for the souls.

In the 640er years Fursa went into the Frankish Empire, where he successfully worked with Santa Blitharius. Clovis II promoted him in the construction of the monastery of Saint- Pierre in Latiniacum ( Abbey Lagny ). There he died in the year 649 his body was transferred from Erchinoald by Peronne and buried there .. Over his grave the Church Saint- Fursy was later built.

Worship

When his corpse 654 converted into a chapel was built for him, he was incorruptible. 1056 and 1256 the relics were moved again. Numerous miracles themselves are said to have occurred at his grave. In the French Revolution most of his relics were destroyed.

Fursa is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint. His feast day is 16 January. In art, he is depicted with two oxen. Other depictions show him with angels or as he considered purgatory and hell.

Reception

The Irish writer Mervyn Wall took in his novels The Unholy Fursey or the Ireland of the faithful ("The unfortunate Fursey ", 1946) and Furseys return to the Ireland of the faithful ( "The return of Fursey ", 1948) on Fursa reference.

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