Chrysolius
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|death_date=~300 AD
|feast_day= 7 February
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|birth_place= Armenia
|death_place= Belgium
|titles= Martyr
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Saint Chrysolius ({{langx|fr|Chrysole, Chryseuil}}) the Armenian is the patron saint of Komen/Comines, today in Belgium and France;William Smith and Henry Wace, A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines, 1877, vol. I s.v. "Chrysolius" his relics were venerated in the basilica of St Donatian, Bruges.[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2667 St. Chrysolius].
Life
According to tradition, he was a native Armenian who fled to Rome during the persecution of Christians by Diocletian, was received by Pope Marcellus I and sent to northeast Gaul, where he evangelized at Verlengehem. According to his legend, he then became a spiritual student of Saint Denis and was sent with Saint Piatus to evangelize the area of Cambrai and Tournai.{{cite web|url= http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/Locales/Marcq_en_Baroeul/actualite/Autour_de_Marcq_en_Baroeul/Wambrechies_Saint_Andre_Bondues/2008/09/02/article_saint-chrysole-a-donne-son-nom-a-plus-d.shtml|author= Casteleyn, Maryse.|title= Saint Chrysole a donné son nom à plus d'un lieu à Wambrechies|date=February 9, 2008|publisher=La Voix du Nord|accessdate=September 22, 2008}} Chrysolius then became a bishopAccording to André du Saussay, Martyrologium gallicanum (Paris 1637), noted in Smith and Wace. The historical bishoprics of this region date to the sixth century.[https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/C/chrysolius-(chryseuil)-st.html The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. (James Strong and John McClintock, eds.) Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880] {{PD-notice}} and was subsequently stopped by Roman soldiers and condemned to be decapitated; the top of his skull was sliced off. According to his legend, the piece of his skull broke into three smaller pieces, and where each piece fell, a miraculous spring gushed out. Chrysolius, after recovering the top of his cranium, walked to Komen and died there, after crossing the ford at the river Deûle that now bears his name.
Veneration
The waters of the springs where pieces of his head are said to have fallen were believed to cure ailments of the throat and eyes.
The rosette in the façade of the church of Saint-Vaast at Wambrechies depicts Chrysolius, along with saints Hubert, Benedict, and Bernard.
The church of Saint-Chrysole was rebuilt in neo-Byzantine style between 1922 and 1929, after its predecessor was destroyed in World War I.
Image:Eglise St Chrysole Vitrail.jpg|Church of St.-Chrysole, Komen
Image:Construction st chrysole comines.jpg|Construction of the church of St.-Chrysole, Komen
Image:Eglise St Chrysole vue du beffroi2.jpg|Church of St.-Chrysole, Komen
Image:Eglise Saint Chrysole de Comines - intérieur vu depuis le fond de la nef.jpg|St Chrysole, Komen. interior
Image:Eglise Saint Chrysole de Comines - Choeur (vue générale).jpg|St Chrysole, Komen. interior
Image:Eglise Saint Chrysole de Comines - tabernacle, ancien maître autel et ciborium.jpg|St Chrysole, Komen. Altar and ciborium
Image:Eglise Saint Chrysole de Comines - intérieur.jpg|St Chrysole, Komen. interior
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/Locales/Marcq_en_Baroeul/actualite/Autour_de_Marcq_en_Baroeul/Wambrechies_Saint_Andre_Bondues/2008/09/02/article_saint-chrysole-a-donne-son-nom-a-plus-d.shtml Saint Chrysole a donné son nom à plus d'un lieu à Wambrechies]
- [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2667 Catholic Online: Chrysolius]
- [http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-chrysolius-of-armenia/ Saints.sqpn: Chrysolius]
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Category:3rd-century Christian martyrs
Category:3rd-century bishops in Gaul
Category:Executed Armenian people