Arbogastus
a native of Scotia.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v7
(m), p.
46.
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LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
279
of Donegal,* at the 20th of July, in honour of Cuirbin, the Pious, in Ui Fidh- geinte, in Minister. It is likely, this saint is identical with one entered Cruibm, at this same date, in the Introduction to that work. 6
ArticleIII. —St. CaramnanorCarmnan. ThenameofSt. Caram-
nan,without
of 1 at Tallagh,
furtheraddition,
the 20th of
name is written Carmnan.
inthe
any July.
appears
Martyrology
6 See —for Crunbirt, to Appendix
cxx.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. ,
In the
of Martyrology Donegal,
2 at this same his date,
ArticleIV. —St. FaelchonorFaelchu. Wefindafestivalrecorded
1
in the Martyrology of Tallagh, in honour of Faelchon, at this date, July 20th.
Inthe of 2 wefindhis nameas Martyrology Donegal,
Faelchu,
onthis
day.
Article V. —St. Failbe or Failbhe. It is mentioned in the Martyr-
1
ology of Tallagh, that veneration was paid to Failbe, at the 20th of July,
The Martyrology of Donegal 2 has a festival for Failbhe, at this same date.
ArticleVI. —FestivalofSabinaandRomula. IntheancientIrish Church, at the 20th ofJuly, a festival for Saints Sabina and Romula is entered,
as we find recorded in the "Feilire" 1 of St
Romula is annexed a comment,2 that she belonged to Rome. The Bollan- dists 3 notice a festival at this date for St. Sabina, on the authority of a Manu- script Florarius Sanc—torum ; but, it is thought to have been a mistaken entry forsanctusSabinus* twomartyrsbearingthelattername,theoneinAfrica,*
6
the other at Damascus, havingplace in their Acts on the 20th of July. About
Romula—at this day—they have no account.
Article VII. —Festival of St. Gerebern, Martyr. Elsewhere, at
the 15th of May, we have already given the Acts of St. Gerebern, 1 who was
the protector and companion of St. Dympna. 2 On this day, June 20th, the Bollandists3 setdownafeastfortheTranslationofhisrelics.
5 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 196, 197.
xlvii. Edited by Rev. Dr.
xxix.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Julii xx. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 2.
Article hi.
*
Kelly, p.
*• This is added: existimo "Equidem
Sabinam ex Sabino Hieronymianorum effic- tarn, in codices aliquos parum accuratos
196, 197. Article iv.
xxix.
—
•
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly,
transisse ; certe die nota est. "
nulla istius nominis
pro hoc
p.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 196, 197.
s See De Sanctis Martyribus Africanis Sabino, Luciano, Petro, Amabili, Nonnina,
! 96, 197- Articlevi.
6 See De Sanctis Martyribus Damascenis Sabino, Maximo, J—uliano, Cassio, Macrobio,
—
Drs. Todd and
*
Article v. Kelly, p. xxix.
2 Edited
by
Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. , part i. On the Calendar of Oengus, by
Whitley Stokes, LL. D. , p. cxi.
Edited
Rev. Dr.
Reeves, pp.
— Medadulo, Respectato, Agrippiano,
—
copy, in "Transactions of the Royal Irish
3
In Irish : llomuLA . 1. 1 ftoim pobui. The xx. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 2.
l
See
" " Leabhar Breac
Paula cum aliis
x—.
Ibid. , p. 46.
the Fifth
See Volume
by
Saudo,
cum aliis xxiii. Ibid. , pp. 45, 46.
p.
yEngus.
Article vii.
'
To the name of St.
English is: "Romula, i. e. , in Rome was
she. "—Ibid. , p.
of this work, at that date, Art. ii.
2
See ibid. , Art. i.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. , Julii
2 3o LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 21.
ArticleVIII. —ReputedFeastofSt. Onan,DeaconofRoss. In
the Calendar of Camerarius, there is inserted a festival for St. Onanus, a
1
Deacon of Ross, at the 20th of July. For this, he cites the authority of
2 Boetiusandofothers;but,,theBollandists, whoquotesuchstatements,and
enter him, at this same date, think the authority not sufficient for noting him
among the saints, and they enquire, whether he can have been identical with
the Onan, deacon, and an incomparable man, mentioned by Dempster^ at the 23rd of December, as having had veneration in Scotland.
Article IX. —Reputed Feast for the Translation of St. Rupert's Relics at Saltzburgh. In the " Menologium Scoticum " of Dempster, 1 there is a festival for the Translation of St. Rupert's Relics, at Saltzburgh, in
2
Ctoentp-ffrsft fflaj? of 3ulp.
ARTICLE I. —ST. ARGOBASTUS OR ARBOGASTUS, BISHOP OF STRAS- BOURG, GERMANY.
[SEVENTH CENTURY. }
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION—BIOGRAPHIES OF ST. ARBOGAST—COUNTRY OF HIS NATIVITY—HE LEADS A SOLITARY LIFE THERE—HE BECOMES A HERMIT IN THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS —HIS ELEVATION TO BE BISHOP OF STRASBURG—FAVOURS CONFERRED BY KING DAGOBERT II.
writers, who flourished soon after his time, have not been
among the Lives of Saints.
In the tenth century, Uthon III. , or Udon, Bishop of Strasburgh, wrote
1 theLifeofhispredecessorSt. Arbogast. Theauthorwasaccustomedtosign
his name Voton, in some subscriptions to be found in ancient documents. 2
His Life of St. Arbogast is judiciously short, and for the very good reasons hegives. NotknowingArbogast'shistory,likeasensiblewriterandalover
Article viii. —z Thus: "20 Die. inventioreliquiarumRudbertiArchiepiscopi Sanetus Onanus Diaconus Rossensis. "— a Wichardo anno 1312. B. "
the fourteenth century.
found to furnish us with ANCIENT
the actions of this cele- brated saint. For this very reason, and because few materials had been recovered from tradition, the earliest known writer of his Life has not over- loaded his narrative with unauthenticated stories, which occur in too many
Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of Scottish Saints. " Scottish Entries in the Kalendar of David Camerarius, p. 239.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. ,
2
See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Julii xx. p. 4.
Among the pretermitted feasts,
ecclesiastiques," tome xi. , p. 7X1. 2"
3
Article ix. Thus: "xx. Juvaviae
There is an account of him, in the
toire Literaire de la tome France,"
Siecle, pp. 302 to 304.
His-
x.
In the
— Scoticum. Menologium
vi. ,
'
particulars regarding
Scottish Saints," p. 206. — Article i. —Chapter i.
* See Dom. Ceillier's " Histoire des Auteurs Sacres et
July 21. ]
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 281
the truth, Utho,3 or Voton, as he is more properly called, chose to include two traditional miracles only, with the general traits of character borne by St. Arbogast, in the memory of his clients and diocesans. In that old compila-
tion,
known as the "
Hystoria plurimorum Sanctorum," published
at Louvain,
a. d. 1485, there are notices of St. Argobastus, bishop and confessor, at this
date. "* In the List of Colgan's Manuscripts,* as furnished by Charles Mac
Donnell, Esq. , there is a Vita S. Argobasti, intended for publication, at the
2 1 st of June. There are some notices of this holy bishop by Thomas Demp-
"6
ster, in his Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum," where he is called
indiscriminately Argobastus, Arbogastus
comes. "? Also Dr. Meredith Hanmer has notice of him. 8 His Acts have
been issued by the Bollandists* from a Manuscript of St. Maximin at Treves,
collated with a Manuscript belonging to Wibling, and with other copies of it previously published. They have been edited by Father Peter Boschius, S. J. , and a Previous Commentary, in five sections and in fifty paragraphs, intro- duces them. Besides, they had a small paper Life of our saint, drawn
we have only a few notices of St. Arbogaste, Bishop of Strasburgh. Bishop Challenor ,2 and the Rev. Alban Butler *3 have an account of him, at this date. The Abbe' Hunkler has specially treated I4- about this holy missionary, her-
10
among many others left us by the Benedictines of the Congregation of St. Maur,
from a Manuscript, belongingto the Vatican Library.
In their valuable work,"
The "Petits Bollandistes"'5 have an account of St. Arbo-
16 Abriefnoticeofhimoccurs,inthe"Nouvelle
By most of the early accounts, he is allowed to have been a Scot or an Irishman by birth. *9 The date for his birth cannot be ascertained ; but, it occurred, most probably, about the beginning of the seventh century. The
mit and prelate.
of
gaste, Bishop
Biographie Generale," ? and in the Rev. S. Baring-Gould's work.
Strasbourg.
1 18
and u S. Florentii Armegastus,
2° on St. Florentius,21 another
of Strasburgh, makes St.
Arbogastus a native of Scotia. This, too, is the earliest known allusion we find to the present holy bishop. In the Chronicle of Sens, written in the thirteenth century by Richer, he is said, also, to have been a native of Scotia. 22 On such grounds, it is to be supposed, the Scottish writers
author of a
3 He died Bishop of Strasburg, A. n. 965. See Rev. S. Baring-Gould's "Lives of the
Saints," vol. vii. , July 21, p. 501.
4 Seefol. xcvii. , xcviii.
anonymous
Eulogy
Bishop
other principal Saints," vol. vii. , July xxi. I4 In his " Histoire des Saints d'Alsace.
IS In " Vies des Saints," par Mgr. Paul Guerin, tome viii. , xxic Jour de Juillet.
5 See " Actuum Sanctorum Catalogus
l6 At to pp. 575
qu? e Ms. habentur, Ordine Mensium et Die-
581.
I7 Edited by M. le Dr. Hoefer, tome iii. ,
rum. "
6 l8
See tomusi. , lib. i. , num. 28, pp. 25, 26. 1 Joannes a Nigra Valle is quoted for this
col. 21.
See "Lives of the Saints," vol. vii. ,
July 21, pp. 501, 502.
*? See Bishop Challenor's "Britannia
Sancta," part ii. , p. 36.
z0 This was some time after the composed
Translation of St. Florentius' Relics, ordered by Pvathon or Rothon, one of his successors, about the commencement of the ninth cen-
appellation. ®"
See Chronicle of Ireland," p. 145.
9 See " Acta tomus Sanctorum,"
v. , Julii xxi. De S. Arbogasto Episcopo Argentora-
tensi in Germania Prima, pp. 168 to 179.
10 Num. no. This seems to be a com-
in 1489.
" See " Histoire Literaire de la
&c, tome iii. , pp. 427, 621, 622. 12 "
from the former pendium Acts,
Suriushas this — after tury. published Eulogy,
and it is in three Lessons, apparently intended for choir purposes. These very much agree with the Lessons of the Breviary printed at Strasburg
—which means spoiling
France,"
See Britannia Sancta," part ii. , pp. is said to have died a. d. 687. 22 "
See Dacherii Spicilegium," tomus ii. , H See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Chronici Senoniensis, lib. i. , cap. 5, p. 606.
36, 37.
the verst s in his Life of St. Florentius, which he has published at the 7th of November, in "De
Probatis Sanctorum Hisloriis. "
2l He succeeded St. Arbogast, and his
feast was held on the 7th of November. He
polishing
282 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 21.
23 In the
a. d. 1489,heis madeanativeofHibernia,2* andthisevidentlydisposesofthe
claim him as a
countryman.
very
old
Breviary
of
Strasburg, printed
early local traditions regarding the place of his nativity. Likewise, in the old Missal, printed at Strasburg, a. d. 15 12, a similar statement is made. 25 Various other authorities serve to confirm the foregoing account. There are some other authors,'6 however, whom he is said to have been born in
by Aquitaine, known at a later period as Guyenne. His parents are stated to have held a
distinguished position in this province, and to have procured for him a most excellent education ; while Arbogast responded to their attentions by his
application and the progress he made in holiness. Knowing the dangers to which every Christian is exposed in the world, their son formed the heroic reso-
tion of quitting them, and of leading a solitary life. His parents used every effort and influence to dissuade him from such a purpose; but, their son had
already learned to overcome his natural inclinations, and to resist the impor- tunities of flesh and blood. 2 ?
as a hermit, in Alsace, however, about the year 660. 3 1 There he dwelt among the Vosges Mountains near the River Saur—vulgarly called Sur—about three leagues from Haguenau. In that retreat, he led a very austere life, and keep-
ing apart from men, he advanced rapidly in the way of perfection. Yet, it seems, he was not able to conceal his merits and sanctity, from the know- ledge of the people; and several fervent neophytes were soon found to enrol themselves under his direction, so that the place where he dwelt ceased to be a desert. There, too, was built a church in honour of the Blessed Virgin and of St. Martin of Tours. The of
it is stated, he became a monk in his own a8— country supposed
At
to have been Scotia. This is the opinion, likewise, of the learned Benedic- tine, Father John Mabillon. 2 ^ He left Ireland, to spread the faith in a more distant country. He crossed over to France, which became the country of his future labours. He travelled onwards to the Heiligesforst, or Sacred Forest, about the year 630,3° according to some accounts. He settled down
first,
23 See Rev. Alban Butler's " Lives of the
Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. vii. , July xxi.
pp. 575, 576.
28 See Bishop Challenor's "Britannia
Sancta," part ii. , p. 36.
21 2 In the First Vespers of his Feast, at the
21st of July, are these words " Ilunc nobis :
» See "Annales Ordinis S. Benedicti," tomus i. , lib. XV. , sect, lix. , p. 487.
3<> See Rev. Alban Butler's "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. vii. , July xxi.
3I See Les Petits " Les Vies Bollandistes,
des Saints," tome viii. , xxie Jour de Juillet, p. 576.
32 In the year 830, under the Abbot Ilil- dimundus the rule of St. Benedict prevailed there,
33 However, Jodocus Coccius attributes its
endowment to King Dagobert.
34 jt is said, at the instigation of St Deo-
datus, Bishop of Nevers.
specialem mater Hibernia misit pastoiem," &C. Antiphon 2. Besides the proper Invi- tatorium, in the First Nocturn oi Matins, we find: "Claris ortus
Hibernia oriundus, velut unum ex fluminibus, para-
disi, Arboga-,tus emissus est. "
2s In the Sequence to Mass of his Feast
"
Hibernia : exultet Hospite religiosa Gal-
his Latin Life.
are these words :
Laetetur tanto Filio mater
" z6
ba.
Among these are Uthon, the author of
2
? See Les Petits Bollandistes, "Vies des
Saints," tome viii. , xxie de Jour
Juillet,
35 ln
Apparatus,
tome i. , 126. p.
natalibus,
by
Thomas
Dempster. 3
6 While St.
Arbogast
monastery
32 was
founded, owing to the liberality of King Dagobert II. , and of other influential persons. It has been thought, that Shutteran monastery had also been built, or
endowed,33 by St. Arbogast j while others have stated Ebersheimunster, but this latter was the foundation of Duke Athico,34 father to St. Odilia. Accord- ing to Possevin, St. Arbogast had been a secretary and counsellor 35 to King Dagobert I. , and it said he flourished a. d. 643 ; but this statement is quite incorrect. It is the one followed
Surburg
July 21. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 283
lived in France, it is related, that King Dagobert II. dwelt at Kirchem, near Molsheim. 37 According to another account, his palace was at Isenbourg,
nearRouffach. 33 HehadbeenanexileinIrelandfromthe
he had been banished by Grimoald,3? mayor ofthe palace, who had elevated hissonChildeberttousurphisinheritance. UnderthereignofKingDago- bert II. ,«° Rodthaire, also called Lothaire, Bishop of Strasburgh, departed this life, about a. d. 670. 41 When Lothaire, Bishop of Strasburgh, died, King Dagobert deemed this a proper time to draw St. Arbogast from his retreat; and although he felt great reluctance to assume such an office, the royal choice was unanimously approved both by the clergy and the people. With general acclaim, he was consecrated, and he had then a further opportunity for manifesting his zeal to extend the kingdom of Christ among his people.
down as the second Bishop of Argentine or Strasburgh. 42 According to one
account, his rule began in the year 669/3 but, this seems to be too early a
date, since it is generally held, that Dagobert II. , surnamed the Younger, only returnedfromhisexiletoFranceintheyear674. 44 HebecameBishopover
this See, it is stated, through the influence of King Dagobert II. , by whom he had been often called to court. * 5 The old Latin name Argentoratum was
that by which Strasbourg was formerly known; and, it is stated, the temple of Hercules stood on the site of its present magnificent cathedral. So early as the fourth century, it has been alleged, that an episcopal See was here established, but that its ancient basilica had disappeared, owing to the ravages of barbarians, who brought back the empire of paganism on its ruins. '' 6 How- ever, when these barbarians had been obliged to yield obedience, in their contest with the Christian kings of Austrasia, religion once more was estab- lished. The ancient bishopric of Strasburg in Alsace, lay on both banks of the Rhine. *? It is stated, that King Dagobert enriched the See of Strasburgh with several large estates ; and that, for the love he bore our saint, the manor andtownofRufach,orRuffeich,nearColmar,48 hadbeenbestowedonit, together with an extensive country situated on both sides of the River Alse or Elle, 4 9 together with the old royal palace of Isenberg. The city of Strasburg in the middle ages was a free city of the German Empire, and had power to elect its own magistrates, exempt from subjection to any neighbouring prince, and entitled to assert its independence at the Germanic Diet. s° In 1681, it
36 " Floruit anno dcxliii. Coliturdie XXI. 42 See Dr. Meredith Hanmer's " Chronicle Julii. Molan. Addition. Usuardi. Guil. of Ireland," p. 145.
—" "— By some writers, Arbogast said to have been a godley Preacher is set
Eisengrinius. Fr. Irenicus. lib. III. German. Exeg. , cap. xlviii. "—" Historia Ecclesias- tica Gentis Scotorum," tomus i. , lib. i.
July 20. ]
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS.
279
of Donegal,* at the 20th of July, in honour of Cuirbin, the Pious, in Ui Fidh- geinte, in Minister. It is likely, this saint is identical with one entered Cruibm, at this same date, in the Introduction to that work. 6
ArticleIII. —St. CaramnanorCarmnan. ThenameofSt. Caram-
nan,without
of 1 at Tallagh,
furtheraddition,
the 20th of
name is written Carmnan.
inthe
any July.
appears
Martyrology
6 See —for Crunbirt, to Appendix
cxx.
3 See " Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. ,
In the
of Martyrology Donegal,
2 at this same his date,
ArticleIV. —St. FaelchonorFaelchu. Wefindafestivalrecorded
1
in the Martyrology of Tallagh, in honour of Faelchon, at this date, July 20th.
Inthe of 2 wefindhis nameas Martyrology Donegal,
Faelchu,
onthis
day.
Article V. —St. Failbe or Failbhe. It is mentioned in the Martyr-
1
ology of Tallagh, that veneration was paid to Failbe, at the 20th of July,
The Martyrology of Donegal 2 has a festival for Failbhe, at this same date.
ArticleVI. —FestivalofSabinaandRomula. IntheancientIrish Church, at the 20th ofJuly, a festival for Saints Sabina and Romula is entered,
as we find recorded in the "Feilire" 1 of St
Romula is annexed a comment,2 that she belonged to Rome. The Bollan- dists 3 notice a festival at this date for St. Sabina, on the authority of a Manu- script Florarius Sanc—torum ; but, it is thought to have been a mistaken entry forsanctusSabinus* twomartyrsbearingthelattername,theoneinAfrica,*
6
the other at Damascus, havingplace in their Acts on the 20th of July. About
Romula—at this day—they have no account.
Article VII. —Festival of St. Gerebern, Martyr. Elsewhere, at
the 15th of May, we have already given the Acts of St. Gerebern, 1 who was
the protector and companion of St. Dympna. 2 On this day, June 20th, the Bollandists3 setdownafeastfortheTranslationofhisrelics.
5 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 196, 197.
xlvii. Edited by Rev. Dr.
xxix.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
Julii xx. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 2.
Article hi.
*
Kelly, p.
*• This is added: existimo "Equidem
Sabinam ex Sabino Hieronymianorum effic- tarn, in codices aliquos parum accuratos
196, 197. Article iv.
xxix.
—
•
Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly,
transisse ; certe die nota est. "
nulla istius nominis
pro hoc
p.
2 Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp. 196, 197.
s See De Sanctis Martyribus Africanis Sabino, Luciano, Petro, Amabili, Nonnina,
! 96, 197- Articlevi.
6 See De Sanctis Martyribus Damascenis Sabino, Maximo, J—uliano, Cassio, Macrobio,
—
Drs. Todd and
*
Article v. Kelly, p. xxix.
2 Edited
by
Academy," Irish Manuscript Series, vol. i. , part i. On the Calendar of Oengus, by
Whitley Stokes, LL. D. , p. cxi.
Edited
Rev. Dr.
Reeves, pp.
— Medadulo, Respectato, Agrippiano,
—
copy, in "Transactions of the Royal Irish
3
In Irish : llomuLA . 1. 1 ftoim pobui. The xx. Among the pretermitted feasts, p. 2.
l
See
" " Leabhar Breac
Paula cum aliis
x—.
Ibid. , p. 46.
the Fifth
See Volume
by
Saudo,
cum aliis xxiii. Ibid. , pp. 45, 46.
p.
yEngus.
Article vii.
'
To the name of St.
English is: "Romula, i. e. , in Rome was
she. "—Ibid. , p.
of this work, at that date, Art. ii.
2
See ibid. , Art. i.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. , Julii
2 3o LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 21.
ArticleVIII. —ReputedFeastofSt. Onan,DeaconofRoss. In
the Calendar of Camerarius, there is inserted a festival for St. Onanus, a
1
Deacon of Ross, at the 20th of July. For this, he cites the authority of
2 Boetiusandofothers;but,,theBollandists, whoquotesuchstatements,and
enter him, at this same date, think the authority not sufficient for noting him
among the saints, and they enquire, whether he can have been identical with
the Onan, deacon, and an incomparable man, mentioned by Dempster^ at the 23rd of December, as having had veneration in Scotland.
Article IX. —Reputed Feast for the Translation of St. Rupert's Relics at Saltzburgh. In the " Menologium Scoticum " of Dempster, 1 there is a festival for the Translation of St. Rupert's Relics, at Saltzburgh, in
2
Ctoentp-ffrsft fflaj? of 3ulp.
ARTICLE I. —ST. ARGOBASTUS OR ARBOGASTUS, BISHOP OF STRAS- BOURG, GERMANY.
[SEVENTH CENTURY. }
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION—BIOGRAPHIES OF ST. ARBOGAST—COUNTRY OF HIS NATIVITY—HE LEADS A SOLITARY LIFE THERE—HE BECOMES A HERMIT IN THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS —HIS ELEVATION TO BE BISHOP OF STRASBURG—FAVOURS CONFERRED BY KING DAGOBERT II.
writers, who flourished soon after his time, have not been
among the Lives of Saints.
In the tenth century, Uthon III. , or Udon, Bishop of Strasburgh, wrote
1 theLifeofhispredecessorSt. Arbogast. Theauthorwasaccustomedtosign
his name Voton, in some subscriptions to be found in ancient documents. 2
His Life of St. Arbogast is judiciously short, and for the very good reasons hegives. NotknowingArbogast'shistory,likeasensiblewriterandalover
Article viii. —z Thus: "20 Die. inventioreliquiarumRudbertiArchiepiscopi Sanetus Onanus Diaconus Rossensis. "— a Wichardo anno 1312. B. "
the fourteenth century.
found to furnish us with ANCIENT
the actions of this cele- brated saint. For this very reason, and because few materials had been recovered from tradition, the earliest known writer of his Life has not over- loaded his narrative with unauthenticated stories, which occur in too many
Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of Scottish Saints. " Scottish Entries in the Kalendar of David Camerarius, p. 239.
3 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus v. ,
2
See Bishop Forbes' "Kalendars of
Julii xx. p. 4.
Among the pretermitted feasts,
ecclesiastiques," tome xi. , p. 7X1. 2"
3
Article ix. Thus: "xx. Juvaviae
There is an account of him, in the
toire Literaire de la tome France,"
Siecle, pp. 302 to 304.
His-
x.
In the
— Scoticum. Menologium
vi. ,
'
particulars regarding
Scottish Saints," p. 206. — Article i. —Chapter i.
* See Dom. Ceillier's " Histoire des Auteurs Sacres et
July 21. ]
LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 281
the truth, Utho,3 or Voton, as he is more properly called, chose to include two traditional miracles only, with the general traits of character borne by St. Arbogast, in the memory of his clients and diocesans. In that old compila-
tion,
known as the "
Hystoria plurimorum Sanctorum," published
at Louvain,
a. d. 1485, there are notices of St. Argobastus, bishop and confessor, at this
date. "* In the List of Colgan's Manuscripts,* as furnished by Charles Mac
Donnell, Esq. , there is a Vita S. Argobasti, intended for publication, at the
2 1 st of June. There are some notices of this holy bishop by Thomas Demp-
"6
ster, in his Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum," where he is called
indiscriminately Argobastus, Arbogastus
comes. "? Also Dr. Meredith Hanmer has notice of him. 8 His Acts have
been issued by the Bollandists* from a Manuscript of St. Maximin at Treves,
collated with a Manuscript belonging to Wibling, and with other copies of it previously published. They have been edited by Father Peter Boschius, S. J. , and a Previous Commentary, in five sections and in fifty paragraphs, intro- duces them. Besides, they had a small paper Life of our saint, drawn
we have only a few notices of St. Arbogaste, Bishop of Strasburgh. Bishop Challenor ,2 and the Rev. Alban Butler *3 have an account of him, at this date. The Abbe' Hunkler has specially treated I4- about this holy missionary, her-
10
among many others left us by the Benedictines of the Congregation of St. Maur,
from a Manuscript, belongingto the Vatican Library.
In their valuable work,"
The "Petits Bollandistes"'5 have an account of St. Arbo-
16 Abriefnoticeofhimoccurs,inthe"Nouvelle
By most of the early accounts, he is allowed to have been a Scot or an Irishman by birth. *9 The date for his birth cannot be ascertained ; but, it occurred, most probably, about the beginning of the seventh century. The
mit and prelate.
of
gaste, Bishop
Biographie Generale," ? and in the Rev. S. Baring-Gould's work.
Strasbourg.
1 18
and u S. Florentii Armegastus,
2° on St. Florentius,21 another
of Strasburgh, makes St.
Arbogastus a native of Scotia. This, too, is the earliest known allusion we find to the present holy bishop. In the Chronicle of Sens, written in the thirteenth century by Richer, he is said, also, to have been a native of Scotia. 22 On such grounds, it is to be supposed, the Scottish writers
author of a
3 He died Bishop of Strasburg, A. n. 965. See Rev. S. Baring-Gould's "Lives of the
Saints," vol. vii. , July 21, p. 501.
4 Seefol. xcvii. , xcviii.
anonymous
Eulogy
Bishop
other principal Saints," vol. vii. , July xxi. I4 In his " Histoire des Saints d'Alsace.
IS In " Vies des Saints," par Mgr. Paul Guerin, tome viii. , xxic Jour de Juillet.
5 See " Actuum Sanctorum Catalogus
l6 At to pp. 575
qu? e Ms. habentur, Ordine Mensium et Die-
581.
I7 Edited by M. le Dr. Hoefer, tome iii. ,
rum. "
6 l8
See tomusi. , lib. i. , num. 28, pp. 25, 26. 1 Joannes a Nigra Valle is quoted for this
col. 21.
See "Lives of the Saints," vol. vii. ,
July 21, pp. 501, 502.
*? See Bishop Challenor's "Britannia
Sancta," part ii. , p. 36.
z0 This was some time after the composed
Translation of St. Florentius' Relics, ordered by Pvathon or Rothon, one of his successors, about the commencement of the ninth cen-
appellation. ®"
See Chronicle of Ireland," p. 145.
9 See " Acta tomus Sanctorum,"
v. , Julii xxi. De S. Arbogasto Episcopo Argentora-
tensi in Germania Prima, pp. 168 to 179.
10 Num. no. This seems to be a com-
in 1489.
" See " Histoire Literaire de la
&c, tome iii. , pp. 427, 621, 622. 12 "
from the former pendium Acts,
Suriushas this — after tury. published Eulogy,
and it is in three Lessons, apparently intended for choir purposes. These very much agree with the Lessons of the Breviary printed at Strasburg
—which means spoiling
France,"
See Britannia Sancta," part ii. , pp. is said to have died a. d. 687. 22 "
See Dacherii Spicilegium," tomus ii. , H See "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Chronici Senoniensis, lib. i. , cap. 5, p. 606.
36, 37.
the verst s in his Life of St. Florentius, which he has published at the 7th of November, in "De
Probatis Sanctorum Hisloriis. "
2l He succeeded St. Arbogast, and his
feast was held on the 7th of November. He
polishing
282 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [July 21.
23 In the
a. d. 1489,heis madeanativeofHibernia,2* andthisevidentlydisposesofthe
claim him as a
countryman.
very
old
Breviary
of
Strasburg, printed
early local traditions regarding the place of his nativity. Likewise, in the old Missal, printed at Strasburg, a. d. 15 12, a similar statement is made. 25 Various other authorities serve to confirm the foregoing account. There are some other authors,'6 however, whom he is said to have been born in
by Aquitaine, known at a later period as Guyenne. His parents are stated to have held a
distinguished position in this province, and to have procured for him a most excellent education ; while Arbogast responded to their attentions by his
application and the progress he made in holiness. Knowing the dangers to which every Christian is exposed in the world, their son formed the heroic reso-
tion of quitting them, and of leading a solitary life. His parents used every effort and influence to dissuade him from such a purpose; but, their son had
already learned to overcome his natural inclinations, and to resist the impor- tunities of flesh and blood. 2 ?
as a hermit, in Alsace, however, about the year 660. 3 1 There he dwelt among the Vosges Mountains near the River Saur—vulgarly called Sur—about three leagues from Haguenau. In that retreat, he led a very austere life, and keep-
ing apart from men, he advanced rapidly in the way of perfection. Yet, it seems, he was not able to conceal his merits and sanctity, from the know- ledge of the people; and several fervent neophytes were soon found to enrol themselves under his direction, so that the place where he dwelt ceased to be a desert. There, too, was built a church in honour of the Blessed Virgin and of St. Martin of Tours. The of
it is stated, he became a monk in his own a8— country supposed
At
to have been Scotia. This is the opinion, likewise, of the learned Benedic- tine, Father John Mabillon. 2 ^ He left Ireland, to spread the faith in a more distant country. He crossed over to France, which became the country of his future labours. He travelled onwards to the Heiligesforst, or Sacred Forest, about the year 630,3° according to some accounts. He settled down
first,
23 See Rev. Alban Butler's " Lives of the
Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. vii. , July xxi.
pp. 575, 576.
28 See Bishop Challenor's "Britannia
Sancta," part ii. , p. 36.
21 2 In the First Vespers of his Feast, at the
21st of July, are these words " Ilunc nobis :
» See "Annales Ordinis S. Benedicti," tomus i. , lib. XV. , sect, lix. , p. 487.
3<> See Rev. Alban Butler's "Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and other principal Saints," vol. vii. , July xxi.
3I See Les Petits " Les Vies Bollandistes,
des Saints," tome viii. , xxie Jour de Juillet, p. 576.
32 In the year 830, under the Abbot Ilil- dimundus the rule of St. Benedict prevailed there,
33 However, Jodocus Coccius attributes its
endowment to King Dagobert.
34 jt is said, at the instigation of St Deo-
datus, Bishop of Nevers.
specialem mater Hibernia misit pastoiem," &C. Antiphon 2. Besides the proper Invi- tatorium, in the First Nocturn oi Matins, we find: "Claris ortus
Hibernia oriundus, velut unum ex fluminibus, para-
disi, Arboga-,tus emissus est. "
2s In the Sequence to Mass of his Feast
"
Hibernia : exultet Hospite religiosa Gal-
his Latin Life.
are these words :
Laetetur tanto Filio mater
" z6
ba.
Among these are Uthon, the author of
2
? See Les Petits Bollandistes, "Vies des
Saints," tome viii. , xxie de Jour
Juillet,
35 ln
Apparatus,
tome i. , 126. p.
natalibus,
by
Thomas
Dempster. 3
6 While St.
Arbogast
monastery
32 was
founded, owing to the liberality of King Dagobert II. , and of other influential persons. It has been thought, that Shutteran monastery had also been built, or
endowed,33 by St. Arbogast j while others have stated Ebersheimunster, but this latter was the foundation of Duke Athico,34 father to St. Odilia. Accord- ing to Possevin, St. Arbogast had been a secretary and counsellor 35 to King Dagobert I. , and it said he flourished a. d. 643 ; but this statement is quite incorrect. It is the one followed
Surburg
July 21. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 283
lived in France, it is related, that King Dagobert II. dwelt at Kirchem, near Molsheim. 37 According to another account, his palace was at Isenbourg,
nearRouffach. 33 HehadbeenanexileinIrelandfromthe
he had been banished by Grimoald,3? mayor ofthe palace, who had elevated hissonChildeberttousurphisinheritance. UnderthereignofKingDago- bert II. ,«° Rodthaire, also called Lothaire, Bishop of Strasburgh, departed this life, about a. d. 670. 41 When Lothaire, Bishop of Strasburgh, died, King Dagobert deemed this a proper time to draw St. Arbogast from his retreat; and although he felt great reluctance to assume such an office, the royal choice was unanimously approved both by the clergy and the people. With general acclaim, he was consecrated, and he had then a further opportunity for manifesting his zeal to extend the kingdom of Christ among his people.
down as the second Bishop of Argentine or Strasburgh. 42 According to one
account, his rule began in the year 669/3 but, this seems to be too early a
date, since it is generally held, that Dagobert II. , surnamed the Younger, only returnedfromhisexiletoFranceintheyear674. 44 HebecameBishopover
this See, it is stated, through the influence of King Dagobert II. , by whom he had been often called to court. * 5 The old Latin name Argentoratum was
that by which Strasbourg was formerly known; and, it is stated, the temple of Hercules stood on the site of its present magnificent cathedral. So early as the fourth century, it has been alleged, that an episcopal See was here established, but that its ancient basilica had disappeared, owing to the ravages of barbarians, who brought back the empire of paganism on its ruins. '' 6 How- ever, when these barbarians had been obliged to yield obedience, in their contest with the Christian kings of Austrasia, religion once more was estab- lished. The ancient bishopric of Strasburg in Alsace, lay on both banks of the Rhine. *? It is stated, that King Dagobert enriched the See of Strasburgh with several large estates ; and that, for the love he bore our saint, the manor andtownofRufach,orRuffeich,nearColmar,48 hadbeenbestowedonit, together with an extensive country situated on both sides of the River Alse or Elle, 4 9 together with the old royal palace of Isenberg. The city of Strasburg in the middle ages was a free city of the German Empire, and had power to elect its own magistrates, exempt from subjection to any neighbouring prince, and entitled to assert its independence at the Germanic Diet. s° In 1681, it
36 " Floruit anno dcxliii. Coliturdie XXI. 42 See Dr. Meredith Hanmer's " Chronicle Julii. Molan. Addition. Usuardi. Guil. of Ireland," p. 145.
—" "— By some writers, Arbogast said to have been a godley Preacher is set
Eisengrinius. Fr. Irenicus. lib. III. German. Exeg. , cap. xlviii. "—" Historia Ecclesias- tica Gentis Scotorum," tomus i. , lib. i.
