Le récit de leur martyre est en partie altéré de légende. Maurice D'Agaune est sur Facebook. After the Act of Mediation ended the Republic, from 1802-04 it was a Zenden capital and in 1810-14 it was the capital of a sub-prefecture of the French department of the Simplon. Cette fondation en fait le plus ancien établi… Pour connaître nos points de vente, veuillez nous contacter. 257 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 39 businesses in this sector. Preceding Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral in 946, Chartres Cathedral ca. The municipalities of Mex and Saint-Maurice have merged on 1 January 2013. The newspaper "valaisan Nouvelliste" (New Valais) was founded in 1903 in Saint-Maurice. The abbot exercised dominion over the abbey and the town. The still standing Hospice of Saint-Jacques was built in the 10th century. In 888 Rudolf of Welf was crowned King of Burgundy in the Abbey. However, the municipality was not industrialized until much later. Maurice et les soldats de sa légion refusèrent d'obéir à cet ordre et furent condamnés à mort. Hotels near Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune: (0.11 mi) Hôtellerie Franciscaine (0.20 mi) Hôtel de la Dent du Midi (1.30 mi) Grand Hotel Des Bains de Lavey (2.15 mi) Whitepod Eco-Luxury Hotel (0.56 mi) Aidan Manor B&B; View all hotels near Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune on Tripadvisor Ville et commune du Bas-Valais, St-Maurice présente son riche passé mais n'oublie pas son présent avec un annuaire des entreprises et administrations, un album photo fourni et un agenda de ses manifestations culturelles. [10], From the 2000 census[update], 2,720 or 75.6% were Roman Catholic, while 285 or 7.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune: Vieilles pierres sublimées! The population was made up of 1,421 Swiss men (34.5% of the population) and 584 (14.2%) non-Swiss men. En était-il véritablement parti ? In the following year, 1476, Bern began construction of a castle in the narrow Rhone valley at Saint-Maurice. There was 1 individual who was Jewish, and 250 (or about 6.95% of the population) who were Islamic. En savoir plus The church of Notre-Dame-du-Scex was built in the 18th century, on the remains of an 8th-century building. Conrad's son, Rudolph I of Burgundy, who had inherited the commendatory abbacy from him, succeeded Boson as king and was crowned in 888 in a ceremony at the abbey itself, which he then made the royal residence. Revue Numismatique OMNI 11 Revista Numismatica n° 11 - 07/2017 It has changed at a rate of 13.5% due to migration and at a rate of 1.6% due to births and deaths. The Most Rev. La petite ville valaisanne de Saint-Maurice abrite la seule abbaye d’Occident toujours en activité après 1 500 ans d’existence. Of the agricultural land, 8.1% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. disp. The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum (French: Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune or Saint-Maurice-en-Valais) is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century.It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass (to northern Italy). 1 Cf. [17], In 2000[update], there were 1,031 workers who commuted into the municipality and 824 workers who commuted away. From 1475 until 1798, Saint-Maurice was the capital of the Saint-Maurice province. Nachlass Vetters: Liste der Separata The Martyrs Chapel in Vérolliez was rebuilt to its present appearance in the 18th century. It was founded in 515 by Sigismond, king of the Burgundians, at the place where Christian legionaries were massacred who had refused to obey an imperial order that they had deemed contrary to their faith, in the 4th century. During the Second World War, the fortifications at Saint-Maurice were one of the three main pillars of the National Redoubt. A Saint-Maurice d'Agaune également, le chef de saint Candide fut, à la fin du XIIe siècle, surmonté d'une couronne fermée et, après 1225 sur la châsse de l’abbé Nantelme, Maurice assis tel un souverain sur un large trône — insigne majeur de majesté selon E.P. Of the rest of the population, there were 26 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.72% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 32 individuals (or about 0.89% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. Autour de la signification à'Acaunus (Agaune) Linda DE TORRENTÉ L'interprétation courante veut que le vocable Acaunus - utilisé pour désigner la ville de Saint-Maurice dans la Passion d'Eucher1 et dans la Passion anonyme2, textes qui relatent le martyre de la légion thébaine - soit relatif au rocher qui déli­ [10], Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (3,097 or 86.1%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (123 or 3.4%) and Albanian is the third (112 or 3.1%). The church of Saint-Sigismond has been the parish church since at least the mid-12th century. - consultez 110 avis de voyageurs, 105 photos, les meilleures offres et comparez les prix pour Saint-Maurice, Suisse sur Tripadvisor. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.[3]. 125 (or about 3.48% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 163 individuals (or about 4.53% of the population) did not answer the question. Le trésor à la fin de l’époque gothique (XIVe - XVe siècle). The city is home to a branch of the Mediathek Wallis (the library of Wallis), which was formerly the Lower Valais branch of the Cantonal Library. The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum (French: Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune or Saint-Maurice-en-Valais) is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. The chapel of Saint-Laurent was first mentioned in 1178 and was abandoned in the 19th century. The city sits on the routes over the Valais alpine passes into Italy. The Saint-Amé clinic was founded in 1901 and was rebuilt in 1996 into the Lower Valais geriatrics center. Pendant la persécution de Dioclétien, les soldats de la légion thébaine, venus d’Égypte, auraient reçu l’ordre de tuer tous les habitants près d'Octodure (Martigny) au nord des Alpes, qui avaient été convertis au christianisme par saint Materne. 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However, in 1693 a devastating fire in the town, destroyed the warehouse of the castle and much of the gunpowder that was stored there.[5]. In 515, the King of Burgundy Sigismund founded the Abbey, which he endowed with rich land.[5]. Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, became the commendatory abbot of the monastery in 1103 and worked to revive religious observance at the abbey by installing there, in 1128, the community of canons regular, who still live there under the Rule of St. Augustine, in place of the secular canons. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Azure and Gules, overall a Cross Bottony Argent. There was a Roman era town at Saint-Maurice, but very little is known about the actual layout of it. In 523, the town was invaded by the Franks, followed in 574 by the Lombards and in the mid-10th century, by the Saracens. There were 1,592 married individuals, 231 widows or widowers and 214 individuals who are divorced. As of 2008[update], there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. Of the rest of the land, 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) or 32.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 1.4% is unproductive land. Tusc. AVENUE D’AGAUNE 11 CH – 1890 SAINT-MAURICE T. +41 (0)24 486 04 47 brasserie@stmaurice.ch. Read Wikipedia in Modernized UI. dedicated to the god Mercury in the Roman staging-post of Agaunum, and first came to prominence as a result of a now disputed account by Eucherius, the Bishop of Lyon. It is also the capital of the district and of the municipality of Saint-Maurice. [11], In Saint-Maurice about 1,126 or (31.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 300 or (8.3%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). They directed the abbey until around the year 1000. The citizen's council is managed by a six-member committee, which oversee extensive property, including the campsite Bois Noir, pastures and forests. Le Trésor de l'abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Musée du Louvre, Aile Richelieu Tous les jours sauf mardi, 9h-17h30, nocturnes le mercredi et le vendredi jusqu'à 21h30 The Abbey College, was first mentioned in the Middle Ages. The new zoning plan of 1996 provides for the development of Saint-Maurice at the exit of the A9 motorway. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.4% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. LAbbaye de Saint-Maurice est une abbaye territoriale située dans le canton du Valais en Suisse. Avenue des Terreaux 1 / CP 110 1890 Saint-Maurice / Suisse Tél: +41 (0)24 485 40 40 Fax: +41 (0)24 485 40 80 There was a customs post at Acaunum, where an import and export tariff of 2.5% was levied. The abbey has been built and rebuilt over a period of at least 15 centuries. 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The bridge over the Rhone was built around the 12th century and was the first bridge upstream of Lake Geneva after the Roman bridge of Massongex (2 km downstream Saint-Maurice). Saint-Maurice Tourisme. Following the army reforms of Armee 95 and XXI, the former mountain infantry military base of Saint-Maurice-Lavey has served as a training camp for the military police. [10], As of 2000[update], there were 1,559 people who were single and never married in the municipality. Citizens of the town were first mentioned in 1170 and by 1275, the citizens elected two mayors. In the 13th century the town was surrounded by walls. It has regular service to Annemasse, Lausanne, Geneva Airport, and Brig. He had experienced a revelation that convinced him of the martyrdom of a Roman legion—known as the Theban Legion—under the command of Saint Maurice, around 285 A.D., in the area where the abbey is located. The monastery remained the property of the Kingdom of Burgundy until 1033, when, through the defeat in battle of Eudes, a nephew of Rudolf III, it passed to the control of the House of Savoy. (éd. In 1693 Notre Dame-sous-le-Bourg was destroyed in a fire and by 1721 only the ruins of the walls still remained. [12] Of the population in the municipality, 1,146 or about 31.9% were born in Saint-Maurice and lived there in 2000. It was completed in 1646 with the expansion of the residential buildings. ), Saint Maurice et la Légion Thébaine, Actes du colloque, Fribourg, Saint-Maurice, Martigny, 17-20 sept. 2003, Fribourg, 2005. ; 2 Socrate, citoyen d’Athènes, né en 470 av. Maurice d'Agaune ou saint Maurice et ses compagnons coptes venus de Thèbes (soldats thébains), martyrs du Valais, sont des personnages légendaires morts pour leur foi vers la fin du. [5], In 2008, the eleven-member town council had six members of the CVP, four FDP.The Liberals and one representative of the Alliance de gauche. The Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune is one of the oldest in the West. 59 relations. The towns of Saint-Maurice and Monthey formed a Kastlanei or district. Après y avoir vécu les quatorze premières années de sa vie, il avait qu Around 1300, the Kastlan or vogt moved from Monthey to Saint-Maurice. [1] The abbey itself is a territorial abbacy and not part of any diocese. 1,522 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 151 businesses in this sector. Out of the forested land, 38.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Comments . 1020 and Rouen Cathedral ca. L’histoire de Victor est légendaire, tout comme la légion à laquelle ce soldat est supposé appartenir. The canons also operate a highly ranked secondary school.[5]. L'abbaye donne son nom à la localité au début du XIe s. According to tradition, Saint Maurice and his southern Egyptian companions of the Theban Legion were martyred in Acaunum during the reign of Maximian (286-310). [4], Saint-Maurice is first mentioned in 200 as Acaun[ensis] [quadragesimae] Gal[liarum]. Après sa mort à Ravenne en 448, son corps est transporté à Auxerre et déposé dans loratoire. In 864 he was killed in a battle at the Orbe River and was replaced by the victor, Count Conrad of Auxerre, who later became the commendatory abbot of the abbey. The library has (as of 2008[update]) 70,829 books or other media, and loaned out 81,732 items in the same year. [11], As of 2000[update], there were 1,376 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. The present church building dates of 1715. Saint-Maurice, or Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, is a small city located in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The first major industrial plant was a cement factory that was in operation from the 1950s until 1986. There were 1,582 Swiss women (38.5%) and 527 (12.8%) non-Swiss women. The Educators' School of Wallis (Pädagogic Hochschule Wallis) is located in the municipality. Saint Maurice d'Agaune et la légion thébaine À la fin du IIIème siècle, Maximilien Hercule envoya à Agaune (aujourd’hui en Suisse) une légion venue de Haute Égypte pour renforcer l’armée impériale qui allait combattre en Gaule. Of this area, 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) or 21.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 42.0% is forested. Saint-Maurice, or Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, is a small city located in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. [11], As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.8%. [10] There were 438 households that consist of only one person and 117 households with five or more people. The chapel in Epinassey was established in 1923. Count Amadeus V of Savoy confirmed the city charter in 1317, at which time the town had a population of between 1,400 and 1,800. In the federal election, a total of 1,429 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 60.3%.[16]. [7], Saint-Maurice has a population (as of December 2019[update]) of 4,556. Un petit oratoire dédié à Saint-Maurice-dAgaune aurait été fondé au 5e siècle par Saint-Germain, illustre évêque auxerrois. In respect to Saint Maurice, the name was changed from Acaunum (French: Agaune) to Saint-Maurice in 1003. [citation needed] The offspring of Conrad of Auxerre became the Kings of Burgundy, in a line running from Rudolf I to Rudolf III. In 2000[update], a total of 1,319 apartments (85.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 153 apartments (10.0%) were seasonally occupied and 64 apartments (4.2%) were empty. In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 1,391. The fortifications in the canyon was gradually expanded in 1831, 1848, 1859 and finally in 1892. Monastère fondé en 515 à Agaune (monasterium sanctorum Acaunensium), abbaye exempte dès le milieu du VIIe s., chapitre collégial (830), communauté de chanoines de Saint-Augustin (1128), abbaye territoriale (1993). It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass (to northern Italy). Selon l’histoire chrétienne, le massacre de la légion Thébaine aurait eut lieu en 286, bien avant le début des persécutions de Dioclétien, en 303. The abbey had some of the richest and best preserved treasures in Western Europe, such as the Ewer of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune. The abbey of St. Maurice is built on the ruins of a Roman shrine of the 1st century B.C. In 1840, Pope Gregory XVI conferred the title of the See of Bethlehem in perpetuity on the abbey. It consists of the town of Saint-Maurice and the hamlets of Épinassey and Les Cases. In 1806, support of the school was taken over by the canton and it became the Collège de Saint-Maurice. [10] There were 1,609 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.5% of the workforce. Venus d’Egypte vers l’an 300, Maurice, Exupère, Innocent, Candide et leurs compagnons font partie de l’armée de Maximien qui se dirige vers le Rhin. The thirty-member General Council had 15 members from the CVP, 11 from the FDP.The Liberals and four from the Alliance de gauche. [5], A large rail yard was built in the municipality following the construction of a railway in 1860, now part of the Simplon Railway. In 1995, the fortifications were abandoned and opened as a tourist attraction. In 1822 the towns of Vérossaz and Evionnaz separated from the municipality. The Capuchin monastery's chapel was built in 1640. It was built on the site of the 6th- or 7th-century St. John's burial church. [10], The historical population is given in the following chart:[5][14], Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum, Saint-Maurice Castle with the Cantonal Military Museum, Maison de la Pierre and the Bridge over the Rhône (shared with Bex, Vaud) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. Saint-Maurice is located at the entrance a pass leading to the upper part of the Rhône valley. [15], In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 40.24% of the vote. Nom. Les pièces d’orfèvrerie de la fin du Moyen Âge soulignent à nouveau le rôle protecteur de la maison de Savoie, en particulier [9] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 14.5%. [11], As of 2008[update], the population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. Le roi burgonde Sigismond (516-524), converti au catholicisme, a fondé en 515 en leur honneur le monastère Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune (Suisse), où il a institué la laus perennis (louange perpétuelle) qui prévoyait que des groupes de moines (turmae) se relaient pour chanter l'office de manière permanente. Around 360-370 Theodul, the first Bishop of Valais, built a basilica in Acaunum in their honor. le camée avec le portrait de Socrate au British Museum, Walters, n o 3573 ; Richter, EGR n o 427, ; 2 Selon Cicéron, De Oratore II 155, ces philosophes étaient « frequenter auditos » ; cf. Peut-être pas. It is best known for its connection to the martyrdom of the Theban Legion, its original practice of perpetual psalmody, and a collection of art and antiquity. The "La Patrie Valaisanne" was published between 1927 and 1969. Voir plus » Congrégation des chanoines réguliers de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune. La reine Clotilde décida de construire une basilique plus importante sur le tombeau du saint vénéré, agrandie au milieu du 9e siècle dans le st… [5], The narrow canyon at Saint-Maurice facilitated both trade and defense. [18], Saint-Maurice is home to the Médiathèque Valais - Saint-Maurice library. « Les origines de l’abbaye de St-Maurice d’Agaune – un héritage à étudier et protéger », in : Wermelinger O. et al. There are 87 people who speak German. Of the 300 who completed tertiary schooling, 59.3% were Swiss men, 31.7% were Swiss women, 5.3% were non-Swiss men and 3.7% were non-Swiss women. [5], The abbey building, its treasure, and the Feengrotte which opened in 1863, attract pilgrims and tourists. In the mid-9th century, Hucbert, brother-in-law of the Emperor Lothair II, seized the abbey. 1030, the abbey was an early example of an ambulatory plan with radiating chapels. As of  2010[update], Saint-Maurice had an unemployment rate of 6.5%. [10] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010[update], was 2.95%. These communities included; in 1611 the Capuchins, in 1865 the Sisters of Saint-Maurice, in 1906 the Augustinian Sisters and in 1996 the Brotherhood of the Eucharist in Epinassey. [13] As of 2009[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 3.2 new units per 1000 residents. [6], Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.0%. 64 Une liste de sainteurs franc-comtois de l’abbaye de Saint-Maurice d’Agaune carolingienne dans un tombeau placé sous un arcosolium au sein de la crypte construite sous le chevet occidental de l’église abbatiale d’Agaune, fut en effet déposé dans une châsse orfévrée qui fut élevée dans le chœur12. Nom * Prénom. « Au monastère de Saint-Maurice d’Agaune, édifié en l’an 515 pour honorer les Martyrs Maurice et ses Compagnons, la prière s’élève jour après jour en une louange qui a traversé les siècles sans interruption et qui continue aujourd’hui encore. La châsse de saint Sigismond est un grand coffre en argent repoussé sur lequel sont figurés Sigismond et Maurice, le Christ et les apôtres, les archanges. [5], Some traces of a Bronze Age settlement were found at the foot of the rocky spur in town. Until the Reformation in 1529, Morcles belonged to the parish of Saint-Maurice and the church of Notre Dame-sous-le-Bourg was the parish church for Lavey. Excavations on the site have revealed a baptistry dating to the 4th and 5th centuries, a series of four main Carolingian era churches built over one another dating from the 5th to the 11th century, and crypts built between the 4th and 8th century. Login with Facebook In 1934 the Saint-Augustin printing house opened in town. The abbey was founded on the their burial site and started the “The Perpetual Praise” on the tomb of the martyrs. It was renamed the "Feuille d'Avis Nouvelliste et du Valais" in 1968. The abbey is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[2]. Facebook donne … The city of Saint-Maurice is located at the foot of a rock wall and at a narrow point in the Rhône valley, on the left side of the Rhône river. The city of Saint-Maurice is the site of the Roman outpost of Agaunum and the mediaeval St. Maurice's Abbey, which has become a famous high school in Switzerland (Collège de Saint-Maurice). Shrine of Saint Sigismond and his children (detail), circa 1160 and first quarter of the 13th century, Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune (Treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice. Of the unproductive areas, 1.1% is too rocky for vegetation.[6]. Transcription . Login with Gmail. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 238 of which 68 or (28.6%) were in manufacturing and 166 (69.7%) were in construction. The current church was first built in the 17th century while the tower dates to the 11th century. [5], Saint-Maurice has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi). Throughout the history of the abbey, its strategic mountain pass location and independent patronage has subjected it to the whims of war. A l’époque de Dioclétien, Marseille était une ville farouchement attachée à ses traditions païennes, héritées de son passé grec, un passé prestigieux dont les marseillais étaient fiers. On September 22, 515 Prince Sigismund, who became the King of Burgundy, established this abbey dedicated to St. Maurice and the 6,000 soldiers of the Theban Legion, who were executed for their Christian beliefs by the Roman army. Maurice d'Agaune ou saint Maurice et ses compagnons coptes venus de Thèbes (soldats thébains), martyrs du Valais, sont des chrétiens morts pour leur foi sous l'empereur Dioclétien au début du IV e siècle (vers 303). It was open a total of 249 days with average of 34.5 hours per week during that year.[19]. The abbey became known for a form of perpetual psalmody known as laus perennis that was practised there beginning in 522 or 523. [18] Of the working population, 10.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 59.9% used a private car. In the tertiary sector; 143 or 12.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 150 or 13.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 94 or 8.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 17 or 1.5% were in the information industry, 6 or 0.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 27 or 2.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 252 or 22.0% were in education and 251 or 22.0% were in health care. [3], Today the abbey consists of some 40 canons, with 2 lay brothers. [11], As of 2000[update], there were 1,273 students in Saint-Maurice who came from another municipality, while 115 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Boso, later King of Provence, (850-887) received the abbey around 870 from his brother-in-law, Charles the Bald. The basilica became a popular pilgrimage site. Elle a été fondée en 515 par le futur roi burgonde saint Sigismond à l'emplacement d'un sanctuaire plus ancien abritant les reliques de Maurice d'Agaune, martyr de la légion thébaine au IIIe siècle, érigé par Théodore d'Octodure (fin du IVe siècle), premier évêque connu du Valais. Les faits ne sont pas relatés par … The abbey itself is a territorial abbacy and not part of any diocese. The "Echos de Saint-Maurice" was first published in 1899, and in 2000 became the "Nouvelles de l'Abbaye". Adresse * Adresse postale Ville ZIP / Code postal In 1475 the Lower Valais was ruled by the Seven Zenden as an associate member (Zugewandter Ort) of the Swiss Confederation. [6] In 515, the Basilica of St. Maurice of Agaunum became the church of a monastery under the patronage of King Sigismund of Burgundy, the first ruler in his dynasty to convert from Arian Christianity to Trinitarian Christianity.