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Contentius^[1] (died 510) was bishop of Bayeux from 480 until his death.^[2] He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint.^[3] His feast day is 19 January.^[4]

Biography

According to Father Elie,^[5] he was Bayeusain, and his hermitage was located at Blay, near Bayeux.

His great reputation for holiness brought him many visits from pilgrims who came to him for spiritual comfort.

However, the inhabitants managed to have him named bishop of Bayeux to succeed Saint Manvieu.^[6] In this function he fought against the idolatry that still existed in this country, as well as against the nobles who traded it.

He has been attributed several miracles, one of which, on the way to Sees, he made water from the ground to Athis-de-l'Orne to quench his companions.

He died in 513. First buried in the church of Saint-Exupére, he was transferred in 1162 to the Benedictine abbey of Fécamp. His relics were then transported to Argentan where they escaped the Huguenots in 1562. The translation of his right femur in the church of Saint-Contest was done in 1896 during a great ceremony.

A municipality of the Caen conurbation is called Saint-Contest and the town of Mayenne is called Contest.

Notes

^ Contestus, Content, Contès, Context.
^ Patron Saints Index: Saint Contentius Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
^ Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints (2003), p. 223.
^ Histoire de la paroisse de saint Contest (1895)
^ Les saints normands - Manoelle Miquel-Regnauld - Éditions Charles Corlet - 2003 - (ISBN 2-84706-017-0)

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[1] Contestus, Content, Contès, Context.

[2] Patron Saints Index: Saint Contentius Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome

[4] Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints (2003), p. 223.

[5] Histoire de la paroisse de saint Contest (1895)

[6] Les saints normands - Manoelle Miquel-Regnauld - Éditions Charles Corlet - 2003 - (ISBN 2-84706-017-0)

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-'''Contentius'''<ref>Contestus, Content, Contès, Context.</ref> (died [[510]]) was [[bishop of Bayeux]] from 480 until his death<ref>[http://saints.sqpn.com/saintc3s.htm Patron Saints Index: Saint Contentius<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
+{{cleanup biography|date=January 2017}}
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+[[File:Saint Contest3.JPG|thumb|Saint Contest, bishop of Bayeux, successor of Manvieu. Stained glass window from 1839 by Duval and Panchet Bellerose in the Saint-Hilaire, Saint-Contest and Sainte-Honorine chapels.]]
-He is a Catholic and Orthodox<ref>[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/s6centy.htm Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> saint, feast day [[January 19]].<ref>Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, ''Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints'' (2003), p. 223.</ref>
+'''Contentius'''<ref>Contestus, Content, Contès, Context.</ref> (died 510) was [[bishop of Bayeux]] from 480 until his death.<ref>[http://saints.sqpn.com/saintc3s.htm Patron Saints Index: Saint Contentius<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014144126/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintc3s.htm |date=2008-10-14 }}</ref> He is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] [[saint]].<ref>[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/s6centy.htm Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] is 19 January.<ref>Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, ''Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints'' (2003), p. 223.</ref>
+==Biography==
+According to Father Elie,<ref>Histoire de la paroisse de saint Contest (1895)</ref> he was Bayeusain, and his [[hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] was located at Blay, near Bayeux.
+His great reputation for holiness brought him many visits from [[pilgrim]]s who came to him for spiritual comfort.
+However, the inhabitants managed to have him named [[bishop of Bayeux]] to succeed Saint [[Manveus of Bayeux|Manvieu]].<ref>Les saints normands - Manoelle Miquel-Regnauld - Éditions Charles Corlet - 2003 - ({{ISBN|2-84706-017-0}})</ref> In this function he fought against the [[idolatry]] that still existed in this country, as well as against the [[nobility|noble]]s who traded it.
+He has been attributed several [[miracle]]s, one of which, on the way to [[Sées|Sees]], he made water from the ground to Athis-de-l'Orne to quench his companions.
+He died in 513. First buried in the church of Saint-Exupére, he was transferred in 1162 to the Benedictine abbey of Fécamp. His relics were then transported to [[Argentan]] where they escaped the Huguenots in 1562. The translation of his right femur in the church of Saint-Contest was done in 1896 during a great ceremony.
+A municipality of the Caen conurbation is called [[Saint-Contest]] and the town of Mayenne is called [[Contest, Mayenne|Contest]].
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