Saint Quentin

Quentin is according to the account of its passion, written between the middle of the 7th century and the beginning of the 8th century and mentioned in the ecclesiastical Histoire of Bède Worthy the (731), a Martyr originating in Rome. He would have gone in Gaulle for the évangéliser in company of Lucien (future martyr of Beauvais) under the reign of the Roman Emperors Dioclétien and Maximien. The two men share their operating range: Lucien with Beauvais and Quentin with Amiens.

It in this city that Quentin will be stopped, then is judged by the Rictiovar prefect. In front of his obstinacy to be declared Christian, the prefect decides to send it connected in front of the Emperor. But it joined finally the troop transferring the prisoner to Augusta Viromanduorum (current the Saint-Quentin). It undergoes then multiple torments of which that of tarincae (of the immense nails which transpierces it right through), then is decapitated. After his death, the prefect orders that the body is drowned in the river (in the Marais of Isle) so that no worship can develop in its memory.

Caption

According to the account of the inventio written between the medium of and the beginning of the 8th century, they is fifty-five years later that Eusébie, a Roman rich person plugs, following a dream, goes in Picardy to find the skin of Quentin, who re-appears of water miraculeusement intact. During the transfer of the body, that Eusébie wished to make bury with Vermand, the oxen transporting it arrétèrent themselves in top of a hill. Interpreting this sign like a will of late or God, Eusébie made bury Quentin at this place, built a vault and recovered the sight. The building, successively increased is at the origin of the current basilica of the town of Saint-Quentin become one of the vastest French Gothic buildings. With the the Middle Ages, Saint-Quentin was an important place of pilgrimage, pilgrimage which will perdura until the First World War.

Iconography

Illuminations of the manuscript of the 12th century of the basilica of Saint-Quentin
Sculpture of the southern porch of the transept of the Cathedral of Chartres where it is represented attached to the torture post, subjected to the torment of the nails
polychrome Statue of the 16th century to the Musée Tavet-Delacour with Pontoise, represented sat, a nail in each shoulder.

Patronage

Saint Quentin east owner of the Vermandois.

Bond external

Illuminations of the '' Vita and miracula S. Quintini '', Public library of Saint-Quentin

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