Saint Castor of Karden | |
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 Statue of Saint Castor at Karden. | |
| Priest | |
| Born | Aquitaine? |
| Died | ~400 AD Karden |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Basilika St. Kastor (Basilica of St. Castor), Koblenz |
| Feast | 13 February |
| Patronage | Koblenz |
Saint Castor of Karden (German: Kastor von Karden) was a priest and hermit of the 4th century who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Castor was a pupil of Maximinus of Trier around 345 AD,[1] and was ordained as a priest by Maximinus. Like his teacher, Castor may have come from the region of Aquitaine.[1] At his ordination, Castor settled at Karden on the Moselle as a hermit with various companions, where they dedicated themselves to an ascetic life and established a small religious community.
Castor's companions there included the Aquitanian pilgrim Saint Potentinus, and Potentinus’ two sons Felicius and Simplicius.[1]
Castor died at Karden at an advanced age.[2]
Veneration
[edit]By the year 791 AD, there was already a reliquary dedicated to Castor, which was translated to the Paulinuskirchen at Karden.[2] In 836, the relics were translated to what became the Basilica of St. Castor at Koblenz by Archbishop Hetto of Trier.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kastor van Karden". Heiligen-3s. n.d. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Heiliger Kastor von Karden". Kirchensite.de. n.d. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
External links
[edit]- (in German) Kastor - ein Mann aus Aquitanien
- (in Dutch) Kastor van Karden
- (in German) Kastor von Karden
- (in Italian) [1]
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