Canus Natus
| Canus Natus | |
|---|---|
 Statue in Saint-Cannat | |
| Pilgrim | |
| Born | Fifth century |
| Died |
October 15, 490 Saint-Cannat, France |
Canus Natus was a French Roman Catholic Saint in the fifth century.
Early life
Canus Natus was born in the fifth century.[1][2] He was white-haired upon his birth, a sign of wisdom at the time.[1][2][3][4] The phrase "canus natus" in Latin means "he was born old."[5]
Religious vocation
He became a Roman Catholic hermit in a place called Sauzet, described by Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon (1771–1829) as a "desert" with "willow trees."[1][2][3]
According to Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron (1671–1755), one of his miracles occurred when a dead reed he used as a cane became green and alive again.[4] This miracle led him to accept to serve as the Bishop of Marseille in the second half of the fifth century.[1][2][3][4] During his tenure, he strongly opposed paganism and heresy.[1]
Death and legacy
Upon retirement, he settled in Sauzet again, and died there on October 15, 490.[2][3] After he was buried there, it became a hamlet and took his name.[1][3][6] It is now known as the village of Saint-Cannat.[1][6] Additionally, the Église Saint-Cannat in Marseille, built from 1526 to 1619, is named in his honour.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Saint-Cannat Official website: Origins of the Bishops of Marseille
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon, Statistique du département des Bouches-du-Rhône, Ricard, 1824, p. 951
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Variétés religieuses; ou, choix de poésies provençales, avec notes, Aix-en-Provence: Makaire, 1860, pp. 165-180
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron, L'antiquité de l'Église de Marseille, et la succession de ses évêques, Ve. J.P. Brebion, 1747, pp. 201-206
- ↑ Google Translate
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aix-en-Provence Information Office