Saint Turibius of Astorga (Spanish: Santo Toribio de Astorga; fl. 446, died 460) was an archdeacon of Tui and an early Bishop of Astorga. Turibius was a zealous maintainer of ecclesiastical discipline, and defender of the Nicene Christianity against the Galician heresy of Priscillianism,[1] for which he received a supportive letter from Leo the Great, which still survives.[2][3]
Turibius of Astorga | |
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 Statue of Saint Turibius, Cathedral of Astorga. | |
| Bishop | |
| Died | 460 AD |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of Astorga |
| Feast | April 16 |
| Attributes | mitre |
Turibius held a local synod in 446. After his death at Astorga in 460, he was revered as a saint. According to tradition, his relics, along with a piece of the lignum crucis he had brought from Jerusalem, were transferred to the Monastery of Liébana around the middle of the eighth century.[4] His feast day is April 16 in the Roman Catholic Church. He is usually portrayed with a mitre and is not to be confused with Turibius of Liébana.
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Bibliography
- Butler, Alban (1861). "St. Turibius, Bishop of Astorga". In John Murphy (ed.). The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints. Vol. IV. ISBN 0-559-17704-6.
- Fleury, Claude (1844). John Henry Newman (ed.). The Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbé Fleury: From A.D. 429 to A.D. 456. Oxford: J.H. Parker.
- Walsh, John (1992). Relic and Literature: St Toribius of Astorga and his arca sancta. St Albans: David Hook. ISBN 978-0-9517564-1-6.
- González García, Miguel Ángel (1993). "Iconografía De Santo Toribio De Astorga. Geografía Y Fuentes". Cuadernos de Arte e Iconografia. 4 (11). Archived from the original on 2008-06-16.
External links
- Catholic Online: Turibius of Astorga
- Año Jubilar Lebaniego: Santo Toribio, Obispo
- Santo Toribio de Astorga, aproximación a una biografía