Saint Eugendus of Condat
Also known as
- Agendus
- Augendus
- Eugend
- Eugendo
- Oyan
- Oyand
- Oyend
- Yan
- 1 January
- formerly 2 January
- 4 January in the diocese of Besançon and diocese of Saint Claude
- 24 March on some calendars
Profile
Taught to read and write at home by his father, a man who became a priest himself. Following a vision in which Eugendus was shown that he would have masses of spiritual students and lead many to the faith, he moved into the Condat Monastery, Mount Jura, Switzerland at age seven, and stayed there the rest of his 61 years. Learned to read Greek and Latin, and became a noted Scripture authority. He refused to become ordained, saying he was unworthy to be a priest. Chosen abbot of his house c.496; the monastery was later renamed Saint-Oyend in his honour, and still later was known as Saint-Claude. When the wooden monastery burned, he managed to get it rebuilt in stone; it lasted for centuries. Known for the extreme austerity, simplicity, humility and good cheer, and for his life of continual prayer.
Born
- 1 January 510 at Condat, Switzerland of natural causes
- Saint-Oyen, Tarentaise, France
- Saint-Oyen, Valley of Aoste, Italy
- Saint-Oyens, Vaud, Switzerland
Readings
At the age of six years, God came in a vision to Eugendus as he sat at the door of his house, facing the east. And the Lord, pointing to the sky, told the lad to count the stars if he was able, and then added, “So shall thy seed be.” God then unrolled before the child the map of the future, and showed him a swarm of disciples. While Eugendus was still gazing in wonder on the innumerable crowd, the heavens opened and a ladder like that which Jacob saw was let down to earth, and angels appeared to be ascending and descending thereby, and ever as they moved they sang, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” – Pragmacius, a disciple of Saint Eugendus who says he heard this from the saint himself
MLA Citation
- “Saint Eugendus of Condat“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 April 2024. Web. 19 May 2024. <>