Aurea was born in 1043 in the village of Villavelayo, then part of the Taifa of Zaragoza, a region controlled by the Moors. According to tradition, her mother was St. Amunia. As a child, she studied the Scriptures and the lives of the early martyrs of the Church under the guidance of a monk named Munio, who would later write her vita.[1] Her favorite saints to meditate upon and to try to imitate were Saint Agatha, Saint Eulalia and Saint Cecilia.
When she was aged nine, Amunia and Aurea decided to leave the world and to embrace a life of asceticism.[2] They went to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, where they appealed to the prior, Dominic (later founder and namesake of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos) for help in this. After some consideration as to how to proceed, for Aurea Prior Dominic had a narrow anchorhold built for her in the wall of the monastery church, with a small window through which she could see the altar, and another to the outside. He then consecrated her and had her walled into her new cell.[1]
Aurea completely applied herself to the contemplative life. By the age of 20, she was living in a cave where she received a vision of her three favorite saints and was encouraged to follow her chosen lifestyle with more zeal. St. Eulalia gave her a pigeon, which image became connected to her, instructing her to follow it as an example of how she was to seek God.[2] According to tradition, she performed many miracles and many people began to seek her advice and prayers. She supported herself by embroidering vestments for the monastery and baking hosts for the Mass.[1]
Aurea did not live long after her visions. During the winter of 1070 she contracted a painful disease, in the course of which she sent for her tutor, Munio. At the time of her death, Aurea was twenty-seven years old.[1] Her body was initially buried in her cave, which served as her shrine until 1609, when the bulk of her remains were enshrined at the monastery, with some being given to the parish church of her home town of Villavelayo, where a special chapel was built to house them and to honor her as the patron saint of the town.[2]
A confraternity established to honor her cares for the shrine at the church and organizes an annual trip to the shrine at the monastery.
^ abcde"Vida y milagros de Santa Áurea de San Millán". Santopedía (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ abc"Vida". Cofradía de Santa Áurea (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^"Poema". Cofradía de Santa Áurea (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
External links
Aurea at Catholic Online
Aurea at Patron Saints Index
St. Aurea Hagiography
January 16, 2023
Áurea, millán, saint, aurea, oria, from, latin, golden, 1043, 1070, spanish, anchorite, saint, attached, monastery, millán, cogolla, spanish, province, rioja, europe, commemorated, march, saint, aurea, millánborn1043villavelayo, taifa, zaragozadied11, march, 1. Saint Aurea or Oria from the Latin golden 1043 1070 was a Spanish anchorite saint attached to the Monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla in the Spanish Province of La Rioja Europe She is commemorated on 11 March 1 Saint Aurea of San MillanBorn1043Villavelayo Taifa of ZaragozaDied11 March 1070San Millan de la Cogolla Kingdom of PamplonaVenerated inRoman Catholic Church Spain EuropeMajor shrineMonastery of San Millan de la Cogolla La Rioja Spain EuropeFeast11 MarchPatronageVillavelayo La Rioja Spain Contents 1 Life 2 Veneration 3 References 4 External linksLife EditAurea was born in 1043 in the village of Villavelayo then part of the Taifa of Zaragoza a region controlled by the Moors According to tradition her mother was St Amunia As a child she studied the Scriptures and the lives of the early martyrs of the Church under the guidance of a monk named Munio who would later write her vita 1 Her favorite saints to meditate upon and to try to imitate were Saint Agatha Saint Eulalia and Saint Cecilia When she was aged nine Amunia and Aurea decided to leave the world and to embrace a life of asceticism 2 They went to the Monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla where they appealed to the prior Dominic later founder and namesake of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos for help in this After some consideration as to how to proceed for Aurea Prior Dominic had a narrow anchorhold built for her in the wall of the monastery church with a small window through which she could see the altar and another to the outside He then consecrated her and had her walled into her new cell 1 Aurea completely applied herself to the contemplative life By the age of 20 she was living in a cave where she received a vision of her three favorite saints and was encouraged to follow her chosen lifestyle with more zeal St Eulalia gave her a pigeon which image became connected to her instructing her to follow it as an example of how she was to seek God 2 According to tradition she performed many miracles and many people began to seek her advice and prayers She supported herself by embroidering vestments for the monastery and baking hosts for the Mass 1 Aurea did not live long after her visions During the winter of 1070 she contracted a painful disease in the course of which she sent for her tutor Munio At the time of her death Aurea was twenty seven years old 1 Her body was initially buried in her cave which served as her shrine until 1609 when the bulk of her remains were enshrined at the monastery with some being given to the parish church of her home town of Villavelayo where a special chapel was built to house them and to honor her as the patron saint of the town 2 A confraternity established to honor her cares for the shrine at the church and organizes an annual trip to the shrine at the monastery Veneration EditGonzalo de Berceo considered the first poet of the Spanish language wrote an account of her life called the Vida de Santa Oria 3 References Edit a b c d e Vida y milagros de Santa Aurea de San Millan Santopedia in Spanish Retrieved 6 December 2012 a b c Vida Cofradia de Santa Aurea in Spanish Retrieved 6 December 2012 Poema Cofradia de Santa Aurea in Spanish Retrieved 6 December 2012 External links EditAurea at Catholic Online Aurea at Patron Saints Index St Aurea Hagiography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aurea of San Millan amp oldid 1112086555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
