Knowledge

Stephen of Muret

Source 📝

46: 226:'s bull is a forgery. The exact truth as to St. Stephen's life cannot now be established. However, the connexions with Milo, whose short episcopate (1074–75) would argue against any later invention by a biographer; the connexion, too, with Benevento, which held particular interest for reforming popes; and the lack of miracles during his life, would all argue for at least some details being historically sound. The 243: 324: 336: 348: 184:, to Italy, where he was left to be educated by Milo, Archbishop of Benevento; after passing twelve years in this prelate's household, he became acquainted with hermits in Calabria, but never joined their way of life. He then returned to France to bid farewell to his parents, having formed the design of entering religion, but, finding them dead, returned to Italy. 312: 233:
The quarrel as to what great order could claim Grandmont as its offspring, with the consequent forgeries, has done much to involve the founder's life in obscurity. Though Stephen was certainly the founder of the Order of Grandmont, he did little for his disciples except offer them the example of his
290: 187:
His patron Milo having also died, he established himself at Rome, where he studied the rules of the religious houses of the city. After a four years' sojourn he obtained a Bull from
568: 553: 191:
authorizing him to found an institute resembling that of the solitaries he had frequented in Calabria, and returned to France. He is said to have settled at
563: 558: 543: 538: 533: 230:
would seem to have been originally written in the mid-twelfth century and to have been revised in the last decade of that century.
548: 528: 402:
David Knowles and Dimitri Obolensky, The Christian Centuries: The Middle Ages (Vol. 2). Paulist Press (1983). Grosmont, p.186.
407: 518: 513: 503: 508: 302: 180:
204, coll. 1005–1072), which runs as follows: Stephen in his twelfth year accompanied his father, the Viscount of
219: 45: 523: 181: 69: 428: 388: 176:
Serious chronological difficulties are presented by the traditional story of his early life (printed in
422: 498: 493: 473: 328: 196: 165: 161: 136: 51: 382: 477: 403: 274: 73: 55: 316: 278: 223: 207: 188: 112: 151: 99: 234:
holy life, and it was not till after his death that the order was firmly established.
17: 487: 352: 340: 295: 421: 263: 242: 106: 259: 251: 128: 323: 203: 270: 195:
in 1076 and died at Muret on 8 February 1124. At Muret, he established the
50:
St. Stephen of Muret and Hugh of Lacerta, plaque from the high altar of the
381: 254:
canonizes Stephen of Muret and the translation of his remains respectively
442:
J. Becquet, 'Saint Etienne de Muretet l'archevêque de Bénévent, Milon',
258:
His head is preserved in the parish Church of St. Sylvestre, Canton of
202:
This story is impossible; his father visited Italy in order to make a
215: 121: 77: 241: 192: 211: 455:
J. Becquet, 'Les premiers écrivains de l'Ordre de Grandmont',
444:
Bulletin de la Société Archéologique et Historique du Limousin
291:
Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 12th century
218:
were not placed there till some years later; Milo was not
199:, a religious order of "extreme austerity and poverty." 300: 281:
in 1189. His liturgical feast occurs on 8 February.
160:) (1045 – 8 February 1124) was the founder of the 135: 118: 105: 95: 83: 63: 32: 8: 569:Founders of Catholic religious communities 472:His works (not authentic) may be found in 29: 375: 373: 371: 369: 554:Members of Catholic orders and societies 365: 307: 7: 432:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 423:"Abbey and Order of Grandmont"  392:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 446:, 112e année, vol. 86, pp. 403-409 25: 426:. In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). 420:Douglas Raymund Webster (1913). 386:. In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). 380:Douglas Raymund Webster (1913). 346: 334: 322: 310: 127:parish Church of St. Sylvestre, 44: 1: 564:12th-century Christian saints 559:11th-century Christian saints 246:Two miniatures from the 13th 544:French Roman Catholic saints 539:12th-century Christian monks 383:"St. Stephen of Muret"  164:(the mother house) and the 27:French Roman Catholic saint 585: 534:12th-century French people 43: 220:Archbishop of Benevento 549:Medieval French saints 529:French Christian monks 255: 222:for twelve years; the 155: 18:Saint Stephen of Muret 459:, 43 (1953), 121-137. 429:Catholic Encyclopedia 389:Catholic Encyclopedia 248:Speculum Grandimontis 245: 275:Gerald II of Limoges 519:Benedictine saints 514:Benedictine abbots 504:People from Thiers 256: 197:Order of Grandmont 166:Order of Grandmont 162:Abbey of Grandmont 52:Abbey of Grandmont 509:Benedictine monks 214:; but Nicholas's 178:Patrologia Latina 145: 144: 96:Venerated in 91:(aged 78–79) 16:(Redirected from 576: 460: 453: 447: 440: 434: 433: 425: 417: 411: 400: 394: 393: 385: 377: 351: 350: 349: 339: 338: 337: 327: 326: 315: 314: 313: 306: 279:Pope Clement III 157:Étienne de Muret 148:Stephen of Muret 124: 113:Pope Clement III 90: 54:, 12th century ( 48: 38:Stephen of Muret 30: 21: 584: 583: 579: 578: 577: 575: 574: 573: 484: 483: 480:CCIV, 997–1162. 469: 464: 463: 454: 450: 441: 437: 419: 418: 414: 401: 397: 379: 378: 367: 362: 357: 347: 345: 335: 333: 321: 311: 309: 301: 287: 277:in 1167 and by 240: 174: 119: 100:Catholic Church 88: 87:8 February 1124 68: 59: 39: 36: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 582: 580: 572: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 486: 485: 482: 481: 468: 465: 462: 461: 457:Revue Mabillon 448: 435: 412: 395: 364: 363: 361: 358: 356: 355: 343: 331: 319: 299: 298: 293: 286: 283: 266:département). 239: 236: 173: 170: 143: 142: 139: 133: 132: 125: 116: 115: 109: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 85: 81: 80: 65: 61: 60: 56:Musée de Cluny 49: 41: 40: 37: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 581: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 524:French abbots 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 491: 489: 479: 475: 471: 470: 466: 458: 452: 449: 445: 439: 436: 431: 430: 424: 416: 413: 409: 405: 399: 396: 391: 390: 384: 376: 374: 372: 370: 366: 359: 354: 344: 342: 332: 330: 325: 320: 318: 308: 304: 297: 296:Grandmontines 294: 292: 289: 288: 284: 282: 280: 276: 272: 267: 265: 261: 253: 249: 244: 237: 235: 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 200: 198: 194: 190: 185: 183: 179: 171: 169: 167: 163: 159: 158: 153: 149: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 123: 117: 114: 110: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 86: 82: 79: 75: 71: 66: 62: 57: 53: 47: 42: 31: 19: 456: 451: 443: 438: 427: 415: 398: 387: 268: 264:Haute Vienne 257: 247: 232: 227: 208:St. Nicholas 201: 186: 177: 175: 156: 147: 146: 89:(1124-02-08) 499:1124 deaths 494:1045 births 329:Catholicism 252:Clement III 224:Gregory VII 189:Gregory VII 172:Hagiography 488:Categories 408:023235605X 360:References 273:by Bishop 238:Veneration 204:pilgrimage 141:8 February 317:Biography 271:canonized 131:, France. 107:Canonized 285:See also 262:(in the 260:Laurière 129:Laurière 111:1189 by 74:Auvergne 467:Sources 303:Portals 269:He was 406:  353:France 341:Saints 216:relics 182:Thiers 152:French 122:shrine 120:Major 78:France 70:Thiers 478:P. L. 474:Migne 193:Muret 137:Feast 34:Saint 404:ISBN 228:Life 212:Bari 84:Died 67:1045 64:Born 210:at 206:to 490:: 476:, 368:^ 250:, 168:. 154:: 76:, 72:, 410:. 305:: 150:( 58:) 20:)

Index

Saint Stephen of Muret

Abbey of Grandmont
Musée de Cluny
Thiers
Auvergne
France
Catholic Church
Canonized
Pope Clement III
shrine
Laurière
Feast
French
Abbey of Grandmont
Order of Grandmont
Thiers
Gregory VII
Muret
Order of Grandmont
pilgrimage
St. Nicholas
Bari
relics
Archbishop of Benevento
Gregory VII

Clement III
Laurière
Haute Vienne

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.