- Honoratus of Amiens
:"For another Saint Honoratus (of Arles), see
Honoratus . For the archbishop of Canterbury, seeSaint Honorius ."Infobox Saint
name= Saint Honoratus (Honorius) of Amiens
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death_date=~600 AD
feast_day=May 16
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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attributes= baker's peel or shovel; bishop with a large Host; bishop with three Hosts on a baker's shovel; loaves; prelate with a hand reaching from heaven to give him bread for the Mass
patronage= bakers, confectioners, bakers of holy wafers, candle-makers, florists, flour merchants, corn chandlers, oil refiners, and pastry chefs
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issues=Saint Honoratus of Amiens (Honoré, sometimes Honorius, Honortus) (d.
May 16 , ca.600 ref|death) was the seventhbishop of Amiens . His feast day isMay 16 .Life
He was born in
Port-le-Grand (Ponthieu ) near Amiens to a noble family. He was said to be virtuous from birth. He was taught by his predecessor in the bishopric of Amiens, SaintBeatus (Beat). He resisted being elected bishop of Amiens, believing himself unworthy of this honor. According to tradition, a ray of light of divine origin descended upon his head upon his election as bishop. There also appeared holy oil of unknown origin on his forehead.According to a legend, when it was known in his hometown that he had been proclaimed bishop, his nursemaid, who was baking bread for the family, refused to believe that Honoratus had been elevated to such a position. She remarked that she would believe the news only if the peel she had been using to bake bread put down roots and turned itself into a tree. When the peel was placed into the ground, it was transformed into a
blackberry tree that gave flowers and fruit. This miraculous tree was still being shown in thesixteenth century .During his bishopric, he discovered the
relics ofVictoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian , which had remained hidden for 300 years.Veneration
His devotion was widespread in
France following reports of numerousmiracle s when his body was exhumed in1060 .After his death, his
relics were invoked againstdrought . Bishop Guy, son of the Count of Amiens, ordered that a procession be held, in which anurn holding Honoratus' relics were carried around the walls of the city. Rain is said to have fallen soon after.In
1202 , a baker named Renold Theriens (Renaud Cherins) donated to the city of Paris some land to build a chapel in honor of the saint. The chapel became one of the richest in Paris, and gave its name toRue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré . In1400 , the bakers of Paris established theirguild in the church of Saint Honoratus, celebrating his feast on May 16 and spreading his cult.He is also the patron of a
Carthusian establishment atAbbeville , which was founded in1306 .In
1659 ,Louis XIV ordered that every baker observe the feast of Saint Honoratus, and give donations in honor of the saint and for the benefit of the community. [http://es.catholic.net/santoral/articulo.php?id=5285]He is the namesake of the
St. Honoré Cake .A statue of Honoratus stands in the portal of
Amiens Cathedral . [http://www.patrimoinedefrance.org/ico026.htm]Notes
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653 is given as his date of death due to confusion withSaint Honorius , Archbishop of Canterbury.External links
* [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/s6centy.htm Orthodox England]
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0516.htm#hono Saints of May 16: Honoratus of Amiens]
* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainth18.htm Patron Saints: Honorius of Amiens]
*es icon [http://es.catholic.net/santoral/articulo.php?id=5285 Santo Honorato]
*fr icon [http://gastronome.free.fr/histoire/honore.htm Saint Honore, patron des boulangers]
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