E05949: In the anonymous Life of the Jura Fathers, the author recounts how an ampulla with the oil of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) survived a fire in the monastery in Condat and continued to be venerated there at the time of writing; 496/525. Written in Latin at Condat in the Jura mountains (modern Saint-Claude in eastern Gaul), 512/525.
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posted on 2018-07-12, 00:00 authored by kwojtalikThe Life of the Jura Fathers 161-164 (Life of Saint Eugendus the Abbot)
Summary:
161. The author notes that Martin had once been tested and proved by a fire (Martinum temptari quidem incendio sed probari). The same thing happened at Condat, but the oil of Martin was not devoured by the flames (Martini oleum nullo flammarum est voratus incendio).
162. One evening a fire broke out in the monastery, which was built of wood, and by the following morning the whole building was destroyed.
163. After the fire the monks were sifting through the ashes for anything that had survived:
Ecce! Antidiolus sanctus presbiter prospicit ampullam cum oleo beati Martini, quae salutis gratia ad lectuli sui capitium dependebat, plenam clausamque, ut fuerat, post uasta incendia ...
'Behold! The holy presbyter Antidiolus sees an ampulla with the oil of the blessed Martin, which hung at the head of his bed for his protection, full and sealed, as it had been, after the vast fire ...'
The bottle survived like the three youths in the fiery furnace.
164. Quae etiiam ampullula cum oleo ipso ad uirtutum testimonium odie usque in eodem monasterio seruatur. Unde non amplius sub Eugendo sancto incendiali arbitror casui licuisse, quam, ut diximus, beatissimo quondam cessisse Martino, uel postmodum Condatescenses monachos cum oleo uirtuteque Martini reminiscimur evasisse.
'That little bottle, with the same oil, is preserved right up to this day in that very monastery as a testimony to its miraculous powers. Thus the fiery misfortune, I believe, was not allowed more power over holy Eugendus than, as I have said, when it retreated from blessed Martin. Consequently, we recall, the monks of Condadisco escaped thanks to the oil and power of Martin.'
Text: Martine 1988, 410, 412, 414 and 416. Summary: Katarzyna Wojtalik/David Lambert. Translations: Vivian et al. 1999, 176.
Summary:
161. The author notes that Martin had once been tested and proved by a fire (Martinum temptari quidem incendio sed probari). The same thing happened at Condat, but the oil of Martin was not devoured by the flames (Martini oleum nullo flammarum est voratus incendio).
162. One evening a fire broke out in the monastery, which was built of wood, and by the following morning the whole building was destroyed.
163. After the fire the monks were sifting through the ashes for anything that had survived:
Ecce! Antidiolus sanctus presbiter prospicit ampullam cum oleo beati Martini, quae salutis gratia ad lectuli sui capitium dependebat, plenam clausamque, ut fuerat, post uasta incendia ...
'Behold! The holy presbyter Antidiolus sees an ampulla with the oil of the blessed Martin, which hung at the head of his bed for his protection, full and sealed, as it had been, after the vast fire ...'
The bottle survived like the three youths in the fiery furnace.
164. Quae etiiam ampullula cum oleo ipso ad uirtutum testimonium odie usque in eodem monasterio seruatur. Unde non amplius sub Eugendo sancto incendiali arbitror casui licuisse, quam, ut diximus, beatissimo quondam cessisse Martino, uel postmodum Condatescenses monachos cum oleo uirtuteque Martini reminiscimur evasisse.
'That little bottle, with the same oil, is preserved right up to this day in that very monastery as a testimony to its miraculous powers. Thus the fiery misfortune, I believe, was not allowed more power over holy Eugendus than, as I have said, when it retreated from blessed Martin. Consequently, we recall, the monks of Condadisco escaped thanks to the oil and power of Martin.'
Text: Martine 1988, 410, 412, 414 and 416. Summary: Katarzyna Wojtalik/David Lambert. Translations: Vivian et al. 1999, 176.
History
Evidence ID
E05949Saint Name
Martin, ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397 : S00050Saint Name in Source
MartinusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - HagiographicHagiographical - Livesal - Other saint-related textsLanguage
- Latin
