Reliquaries of St. Elzéar and Bl. Delphine in the Franciscan church of Ansouis, France
Biographyedit
In his youth, Elzéar was given a thorough training in the Christian faith as well as in the sciences under the supervision of his uncle, William of Sabran, at the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille, where his uncle ruled as the Abbot.[1]
Acceding to the wish of King Charles II of Naples, at the age of ten, Elzéar was betrothed to the twelve-year-old Delphine of Glandèves, daughter and heiress of the Count of Puy-Michel. Three years later they were married at the castle of Puy-Michel. Upon their wedding night, Delphine advised her new husband that she had taken a private vow of chastity. Having grown up together, they regarded each other as brother and sister, rather than husband and wife.[2] Even though he had the right in canon law to make her abandon this commitment, Elzéar chose to respect her desire to live in virginity and even copied her example in making the same vow. Together they joined the Third Order of Saint Francis.
Elzéar and Delphine lived at a castle in Ansouis where they vied with one another in the practice of prayer, mortification of the flesh and in charity towards the unfortunate. At the age of twenty he moved with his wife from Ansouis to Puimichel for greater solitude, and formulated for his servants rules of conduct that made his household a model of Christian virtue.[1]
Upon the death of his father in 1309, became Count of Ariano in Italy. There he gained by kindness the trust and support of his subjects, who had despised their Norman conquerors. In 1312 he marched to Rome at the head of the army of King Robert of Naples, which was mobilized to aid in expelling the Emperor Henry VII from that city.[1] Returning to Provence after the war, he again set up a household in which piety and faithful practice of the Catholic faith were expected of all the members of his house.
In 1317 Elzéar went to Naples to become the tutor of Duke Charles, son of King Robert, and later became Charles' castellan, when Charles became Vicar General of the Kingdom of Sicily.[3] He was sent as ambassador to the King of France in 1323 to obtain the hand of Marie of Valois in marriage for Charles, edifying a worldly court by his heroic virtues. While serving in that post he died, shortly after accomplishing his mission.
His body was returned to his domain, and he was buried in the Franciscan habit in the church of the Friars Minor at Apt, Vaucluse. The tomb was destroyed during the French Revolution.[4]
^ abcCarr, Gregory. "St. Elzéar of Sabran." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 30 September 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Baring-Gould, Sabine. The Lives of the Saints, J. Hodges., 1875, p. 403 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^"St Elzear of Sabran & Bl Delphine", Secular Franciscan Order - USA
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Elzéar of Sabran". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
elzéar, sabran, tosf, baron, ansouis, count, ariano, born, castle, saint, jean, robians, near, cabrières, aigues, provence, southern, france, 1285, died, paris, france, september, 1323, tertiary, franciscan, order, well, ruler, diplomat, military, leader, reco. Elzear of Sabran TOSF Baron of Ansouis Count of Ariano was born in the castle of Saint Jean de Robians near Cabrieres d Aigues in Provence southern France in 1285 He died in Paris France on September 27 1323 He was a tertiary of the Franciscan Order as well as a ruler diplomat and military leader He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church SaintElzear of SabranBorn1285Provence FranceDied27 September 1323Paris FranceVenerated inRoman Catholic ChurchCanonized15 April 1369 by Pope Urban VFeast27 SeptemberAttributescrown royal attireReliquaries of St Elzear and Bl Delphinein the Franciscan church of Ansouis FranceBiography editIn his youth Elzear was given a thorough training in the Christian faith as well as in the sciences under the supervision of his uncle William of Sabran at the Abbey of St Victor in Marseille where his uncle ruled as the Abbot 1 Acceding to the wish of King Charles II of Naples at the age of ten Elzear was betrothed to the twelve year old Delphine of Glandeves daughter and heiress of the Count of Puy Michel Three years later they were married at the castle of Puy Michel Upon their wedding night Delphine advised her new husband that she had taken a private vow of chastity Having grown up together they regarded each other as brother and sister rather than husband and wife 2 Even though he had the right in canon law to make her abandon this commitment Elzear chose to respect her desire to live in virginity and even copied her example in making the same vow Together they joined the Third Order of Saint Francis Elzear and Delphine lived at a castle in Ansouis where they vied with one another in the practice of prayer mortification of the flesh and in charity towards the unfortunate At the age of twenty he moved with his wife from Ansouis to Puimichel for greater solitude and formulated for his servants rules of conduct that made his household a model of Christian virtue 1 Upon the death of his father in 1309 became Count of Ariano in Italy There he gained by kindness the trust and support of his subjects who had despised their Norman conquerors In 1312 he marched to Rome at the head of the army of King Robert of Naples which was mobilized to aid in expelling the Emperor Henry VII from that city 1 Returning to Provence after the war he again set up a household in which piety and faithful practice of the Catholic faith were expected of all the members of his house In 1317 Elzear went to Naples to become the tutor of Duke Charles son of King Robert and later became Charles castellan when Charles became Vicar General of the Kingdom of Sicily 3 He was sent as ambassador to the King of France in 1323 to obtain the hand of Marie of Valois in marriage for Charles edifying a worldly court by his heroic virtues While serving in that post he died shortly after accomplishing his mission His body was returned to his domain and he was buried in the Franciscan habit in the church of the Friars Minor at Apt Vaucluse The tomb was destroyed during the French Revolution 4 The decree of his canonization was signed by his godson Pope Urban V and was carried out by his successor Pope Gregory XI about 1371 Countess Delfine was also beatified by Pope Urban at that time Their liturgical feast day which they share is celebrated by the Franciscan Third Order on 26 September References edit a b c Carr Gregory St Elzear of Sabran The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 5 New York Robert Appleton Company 1909 30 September 2021 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Baring Gould Sabine The Lives of the Saints J Hodges 1875 p 403 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain St Elzear of Sabran amp Bl Delphine Secular Franciscan Order USA Saint Elzear The Met nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 St Elzear of Sabran Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Saints nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elzear of Sabran amp oldid 1182896989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
