Aubert lived in France during the reign of Childebert III (695-711) and died about 720.[1] He was born of a noble family from Genetas, and received an extensive education. When the See of Avranches became vacant, Aubert, known for his wisdom and piety, was chosen bishop.[2]
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Saint Aubert's dream
In 708 Aubert had a vision in which the Archangel Michael instructed him to build an oratory on the rocky tidal island at the mouth of the Couesnon.[3] Aubert did not pay attention to this vision at first, doubting it was a true vision. The archangel appeared a second time, but still Aubert hesitated, lest this be a demonic manifestation. At last in exasperation Michael appeared to him again, this time poking him in his head and ordering him to complete the task. Where the archangel touched him, Aubert was left with a hole in his skull. After this the oratory was built. It was dedicated on 16 October 709.[4] Here he at first established canons; then the Benedictines. Aubert is reputed to have been buried at the oratory.[5]
The relic of Aubert's skull, complete with hole where the archangel's finger pierced it, can still be seen at the Saint-Gervais Basilica in Avranches. Skeptics suggest that the skull is in fact a historic relic showing evidence of trepanation.[6]
Aubert was ordered by the archangel Michael to start construction of what became Mont Saint-Michel
Referencesedit
^"Aubert of Avranches", The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (David Farmer, ed.),OUP, 2011, ISBN9780199596607
^Breslin, Carole. "Catholic Heroes . . . St. Aubert", The Wanderer, September 8, 2015
^Huddleston, Gilbert. "Mont-St-Michel." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 17 Aug. 2014
^. Centre des monuments nationaux. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
^"Aubert, Bishop of Avranches", The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. (James Strong and John McClintock), eds.); Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880
^"A headache at Mont Saint-Michel", Normandy Then and Now
^Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN0-14-051312-4.
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