Donatian of Reims

Donatien of Reims (also known as Donatien or Donat), was a 4th-century French saint,[1] and the 8th Bishop of Reims.[2]

He died in 389 AD, and in 863 AD The count of Flanders Baldwin I transferred his relics to the Church Saint-Agricol de Reims at Bruges, where his cult is still active. He is revered as a saint and his feast day is celebrated locally on 14 October.[1]

Legend

A legend has it that he was thrown as a child into a river, where a holy man took five candles and placed them on a water wheel which showed where the child had gone, and he was able to recover the child.[3] Saint Donatien is represented holding a wheel bearing candles.

References

  1. 1 2 Donatien de Reims.
  2. ↑ Donatien of Rheims on Wikimedia Vos, Sint Donatianus patroon der kathedrale, stad van CommonsEdmond en ' t bisdom van Brugge. Eenige bladzijden te zijner era, Bruges, 1901.
  3. ↑ Des Graviers et Jacomet, Reconnaître les Saints : Symboles et attributs, Massin, 2006 (ISBN 2-7072-0471-4).
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