Their story
Adapted in modern English from Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints · Baring-Gould original below · little is known
Salvius, called Sauve in France, was Bishop of Amiens and was famous for miracles. Butler says he succeeded Ado in 672 and flourished under King Theodoric III; Baring-Gould, the text on this page, places him about 615. The sources differ.
His relics were later moved from Amiens cathedral to the Benedictine (monks following the Rule of St. Benedict) abbey at Montreuil in Picardy that bears his name. Butler warns that his anonymous life is of uncertain authority, and that he should not be confused with St Salvius of Albi.
Early life
The book says little or nothing about early life. This is how the account begins.
Thin entry · the 1914 book gives only 65 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.
S. Salvius lived as a monk for many years, in what monastery is not known. He was afterwards elected abbot. Being chosen Bishop of Amiens, he ruled the diocese with prudence, but little or nothing is known of his acts.
How they teach us to live
Drawn from themes in the original account
Pray a little every day. Prayer runs all through this account.
Build up the community you belong to. This life was lived with and for a community.
Learn from the kind of life it was. A shepherd who stayed with his people through hard times.
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