Sigismund of Burgundy
king of the Burgundians
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Sigismund (Latin: Sigismundus; died 524 AD) was King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle by Clovis's sons, and Godomar fled. Sigismund was captured by Chlodomer, King of Orléans, where he was kept as a prisoner. Later he, his wife and his children were executed. Godomar then rallied the Burgundian army and won back his kingdom.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Palladius of Embrun Saint“When the Arians and Sigismund of Burgundy opposed the council, Catulin was exiled to Vienne.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q318347 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sigismund of Burgundy (CC BY-SA)
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