July 13 Saint Turian (Turiaf of Dol, Thivisiau, Thuriaf, Tuien, Turiav,Turiave, Turiavus, Turien, Turiano, Turiavo,) French Abbot and Confessor, Bishop of Dol.
July 13 Saint Turian (Turiaf of Dol, Thivisiau, Thuriaf, Tuien, Turiav,
Turiave, Turiavus, Turien, Turiano, Turiavo,) French Abbot and Confessor, Bishop of Dol.
Died c750
Patronage: Dol-de-Bretagne, France.
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Turian was born in Brittany to French nobility in the Diocess of Vannes, in the neighbourhood of the Abbey of Ballon.
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At a young age, Turian entered the Monastery at Dol where he was instructed in piety and learning and promoted to Holy Orders by Saint Thiarmail.
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The then Bishop of Dol, St Samson, appointed him his vicar and and at his death, probably in 733, our Saint was placed in that Episcopal Seat.
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Admirable was the austerity of his life, his zeal, his charity, his watchfulness, his fervour in prayer and his firmness in maintaining discipline.
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A powerful lord named Rivallon having committed many acts of violence, the Bishop went to his castle at Lanncafrut and by his strong remonstrances made him sensible of the enormity of his crimes. By the Bishop’s injunction, Rivallon underwent a canonical penance for seven years and repaired all injustices and oppressions by a sevenfold satisfaction.
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Saint Turian died on the 13th of July, probably about the year 750, although even the year is not certain. In the wars of the Normans, Turian’s Relics were brought to Paris and are still kept in the Abbey of Saint Germain-des-Prez. The new Paris Breviary mentions that dreadful fires have been sometimes miraculously extinguished by our Saints intercession wrought by prayer at the Shrine of his Relics.
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Eternal Father, I wish to honor St. Turian, and I give Thee thanks for all the graces Thou hast bestowed upon him. I ask Thee to please increase grace in my soul through the merits of this saint, and I commit the end of my life to him by this special prayer, so that by virtue of Thy goodness and promise, St. Turian might be my advocate and provide whatever is needed at that hour. Amen.