St Sigismund of Burgundy was King of the Burgundians from 516 AD until his death in 524 AD. He was born in 475 AD and died in Aurelianum (Orléans, France). We celebrate his feast day on May 1 every year in the Catholic Church.
St Sigismund of Burgundy is the Patron Saint of
- Czech Republic
- Monarchs
- Germanic peoples
- Bibliophiles
- Monasteries
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| Date of Birth | 475 AD |
| Place of Birth | Burgundy, France |
| Profession | King of Burgundy |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | 523 AD |
| Place of Death | Orléans, France |
| Feast Day | May 1 |
| Canonization | Pre-Congregation |
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St Sigismund of Burgundy Life History
Saint Sigismund of Burgundy was the son of Gunebald, the Vandal king of Burgundy. He was a spiritual student of bishop Saint Avitus of Vienne. In 515 he built the monastery of Saint-Maurice at Agaune in Valais, Switzerland.
Sigismund was a married man and father of Saint Gistaldo and Saint Gundebado. King of Burgundy in 516. When his son insulted his second wife during a political dispute in 517. Sigismund ordered the young man strangled to death. Consumed with remorse, he retired to the monastery of Saint-Maurice to live for years in penance and help the poor. This was to atone of his act.
Sigismund was called to lead his troops against invading Franks, the king. He put on a monk‘s habit and hid in a cell near the abbey of Agaunum. Sigismund was eventually found, captured, taken to Orléans, and murdered. remembered by his people as a martyr.
Death
He was executed in 523 at Orleans, France, and his body was thrown down a well at Columelle. His remains were recovered, and a shrine developed near the abbey of Agaunum. Later the remains transferred to the cathedral of Prague in the Czech Republic by Emperor Charles IV.
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