Saint Calminius
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Saint Calminius, also known as Saint Calmin, founded three French
abbey
s in the 6th or 7th centuries AD: Mozac Abbey
, in Puy-de-Dôme
; Laguenne
Abbey (near Tulle
, Corrèze
) and the abbey of Monastier-Saint-Chaffre. His Saint's day is August 19.
His widow, Saint Namadie
(Latin: Namadia), became a nun at Marsat
. Their remains were conserved in the abbey church at Mozac in the 12th-century Saint Calminius Reliquary
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
s in the 6th or 7th centuries AD: Mozac Abbey
Mozac Abbey
Mozac Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery in the commune of Mozac near Riom in Auvergne, France.-History:A monastery was founded here in either 533 or 680 by Saint Calminius and his wife, Saint Namadia...
, in Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005...
; Laguenne
Laguenne
Laguenne is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Population:...
Abbey (near Tulle
Tulle
Tulle is a commune and capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region in central France. It is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle...
, Corrèze
Corrèze
Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...
) and the abbey of Monastier-Saint-Chaffre. His Saint's day is August 19.
His widow, Saint Namadie
Saint Namadie
Sainte Namadie was the wife of Saint Calminius. On her husband's death in the 6th or 7th century she retired to end her days in the monastic convent at Marsat, which later became a dependent house of Mozac Abbey 2 kilometres away....
(Latin: Namadia), became a nun at Marsat
Marsat
Marsat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
. Their remains were conserved in the abbey church at Mozac in the 12th-century Saint Calminius Reliquary
Saint Calminius Reliquary
The Saint Calminius Reliquary is the 12th century chasse-form reliquary which was the main object in the treasury of Mozac Abbey. It contains the bones of Saint Calminius and his wife Saint Namadie....
.