According to the 13th-century Ordinary of Chartres Cathedral, a St
Magne was commemorated there on this day. He is not included, I
believe, in Butler, but according to Dix Mille Saints: Dictionnaire
Hagiographique, ed. by the Benedictines of Ramsgate (1991), there
were two St Magne's celebrated on 19 August. One was St Magne
d'Anagni, a bishop and martyr under Decius, who may be identical with
St Andrew the Tribune, a 4th-century Roman martyr, and whose
separate identity may have begun with a transcription error. The
other St Magne was a native of Avignon and was named governor of the
city. After his wife's death, he joined the monks of Lerins, where
his son, St Agricole, had preceded him, and he was later ordained
bishop. His historicity is apparently suspect, however, and my
source says that he is only mentioned in documents of the 15th
century and that his cult has left no trace. So who was commemorated
at Chartres in the 13th century: a non-existent Roman saint or a
non-existent French saint? I would certainly appreciate any
perspectives listmembers can offer on this.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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