Sponsors of the Vosges Hermitages Patronages These are those selected initially by their founder and who have sometimes changed over time.
Our Lady: Our Lady of Consolation, Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Compassion (bow), Our Lady of Mercy, Our Lady of Bermont (Greux), Notre-Dame-la-Blanche ( Bonneval), Notre-Dame du Bon Repos, Immaculate Conception (bows) ...
holy soul (almost Remiremont)
Saint Amon (Harmonville), second Bishop of Toul, successor of Saint Mansuy.
Saint Anne (in Godoncourt, Rouceux, Liffol-le-Grand). We gave two explanations for this frequent patronage: either the ancient cult to Dana, or the maternity of the Virgin Mary.
Saint Antoine (Chavelot, bow, Thuillières, Sandaucourt, and also head of the Congregation of Saint-Antoine). One of the first hermits in Egypt (136), who wove mats and said "nature is for me a book always open." With Paul, he shared the food brought by a raven. His temptations were famous, and his visions of monsters or celestial lights.
St. Arnould (Forest Fossard Morthomme the locality).
Santa Barbara (to Viomenil).
St. Basle (at LIGNEVILLE, Viomenil) originally hermit in Limoges, then Verzy (Montagne de Reims), creator of Abbey, has radiated throughout the region and gave its name to the town of Saint-Baslemont, location Bonneval.
St. Charles (Gendreville, Baufremont). Charles Borromeo (1534-1584) had treated heroically the plague in Milan in 1574.
St. Dominic (Sart).
Holy Epéotte to Soulosse (legendary), possible confusion with St. Elophe, who suffers céphalophore martyrdom at Toul under Julian the Apostate.
Holy Family (Granges-lès-Plombières).
St. Ironwood and San Ferjeux (in Dompaire), the first bishops and evangelists in Besancon.
Saint Florent (Xonrupt), hermit Scottish or Irish Roman VII century tamed wild animals; beheaded martyr, he was the founder of monasteries Niederhaslach.
Saint Georges (Fontenoy le Chateau), the chapel was built in memory of two knights who had killed in battle and whose mother had built the chapel which still exists.
St. Gerard (as Houéville, Jubainville) was bishop of Toul in the Xth century. Saint
Gibien, fifth century Irish monk, thaumarturge came to Gaul with his six brothers and three sisters; boss Maucourt (Meuse).
Gregory (Bettegney in Saint Brice).
Saint Jean-Baptiste, who had retired in the desert about AD 27 (Luke 3/2-6) (Gendreville and patron of the congregation of St. John the Baptist).
Saint Julien (Pompierre).
St. Leger (to Charmottes near Charmes).
St. Leonard (St. Leonard): the sixth century hermit in the forest of Marchenoir ("Notre-Dame-sous-les-trees "), Near Blois, he healed the wife of the king of Austrasia and freed prisoners.
Sainte Madeleine (in Saint-Die, Remiremont).
San Marino, a monk of the seventh century, born in Italy, Benedictine hermit and Maurienne (Chatel).
Saint Martin (ESCLES, Certilleux), had an experience in 359 hermit in an uninhabited island in Gallinera, south of Genoa, and then lived hermit Marmoutier until the day the crowd forced him to found a monastery (372). He was one of the Ponni Western monarchy. It would
Holy Menne parent St. Euchère martyr. Virgin of the IV century, lived in Fontenet, between Champagne (Pluzieux) and Lorraine (Poussay).
Saint Oger or Auger, Augier, Ogier, Oge, bishop, hermit Deyvillers was then.
Saint Pantaleon (at Rambervillers).
Saint Roch, tending the fourteenth century plague victims as St. Charles Borromeo did two centuries later, though he lived primarily in Italy, he was highly revered in Lorraine.
Santa Sabina, whose existence seems legendary (nearly Remiremont). Ursus was
hermit Neufchâteau. Saint
Valbert (at Claudon) was a companion of St. Columban Irish near Luxeuil (Haute-Saône). Also spelled St. Walbert and St. Vaubert.
Theodoric became a hermit at Malfosse near Moyenmoutier.
