Lupus of Troyes

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name= Saint Lupus of Troyes
birth_date=~383
death_date=~478
feast_day= July 29
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church


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caption= Attila and Lupus of Troyes
birth_place= Toul
death_place= Troyes
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attributes= depicted with a diamond falling from heaven as he celebrates Mass; shown holding a chalice with a diamond in it or at the altar, giving a diamond to a king [ [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0729.htm Saints of July 29 ] ]
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Saint Lupus ( _fr. Loup, Leu) (ca. 383 - ca. 478) was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary’s sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. [ [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0729.htm Saints of July 29 ] ] However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement.Lupus renounced all of his wealth and entered Lérins Abbey, a community led by Saint Honoratus. Around 426, Lupus was named bishop of Troyes. Lupus was reluctant to assume this office: a story told of him was when he traveled to Mâcon in order to dispose of an estate, he was met by deputies of the diocese of Troyes with the news of the death of Ursus, bishop of Troyes, and his own selection to the see. Lupus refused to take this office but eventually relented. [ [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0729.htm Saints of July 29 ] ]

Lupus is identified with the figure of the same name who accompanied Saint Germanus of Auxerre on his first visit to Britain with the purpose of ending Pelagianism. [ [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0729.htm Saints of July 29 ] ] Lupus has also been called the brother of Vincent of Lérins. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06269a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Frejus ] ]

Lupus and Attila

Lupus was credited with saving Troyes from the Huns under Attila, in 451. [ [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=712 St. Lupus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online ] ] According to the accounts, after praying for many days, Lupus, dressed in full episcopal regalia, went to meet Attila at the head of a procession of the clergy. Attila was so impressed with Lupus that he spared the city. Attila went to lose the Battle of Chalons. Lupus ran into trouble when Attila asked the bishop to accompany him and his army after Chalons; Attila believed that Lupus’ presence would spare his army from extermination. However, Lupus was accused by the Romans of helping the Huns escape. Lupus was forced to leave Troyes, and he became a hermit in the mountains. But, as one source states, “many scholars doubt the veracity of the account of the Attila incident.” [ [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=712 St. Lupus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online ] ] A similar tale is told of Saint Genevieve. Donald Attwater writes that the tale of Lupus and Attila is hagiographical rather than historical. [Attwater, Donald. "The Penguin Dictionary of Saints",(1945) Reprint: 1981, p. 223.]

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External links

* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=712 Lupus of Troyes]
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0729.htm Saints of July 29]