Celeste (end of III — beginning of IV century ) - the second bishop of Metz , a saint , revered by the Roman Catholic Church (Memorial Day - October 14 ).
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According to legend, Saint Celeste, priest, and Saint Felix , deacon , together with Saint Clement , the first bishop of Metz , arrived on the banks of the Moselle from Rome to preach the Gospel [1] .
In 852, Drogo , Bishop of Metz, decided to transfer the relics of St. Celeste to Marmoutier (in Alsace ), along with the body of St. Authors , the thirteenth bishop of Metz [2] . According to legend, they decided to carry the relics of two saints through the city and in front of them were going to carry the relics of St. Authors, as more glorified. However, the procession could not budge until the relics of St. Selest were put in the first place [3] .
In 1525 , during the peasant war in Germany , Protestants desecrated the monastery church of Marmoutier and mixed the relics of Celeste with the relics of other saints, so it became impossible to distinguish them [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Histoire de la ville et du pays de Gorze p24 Par Jean Baptiste Nimsgern 1853
- ↑ 1 2 Dictionnaire hagiographique p561 , Abbé Pétin 1850
- ↑ Biographie du clergé contemporaine p400 Hippolyte Barbier, 1847