Opportuna dari Montreuil
Santa Opportuna
Opportuna dari Montreuil (Wafat pada Tahun 770 Masehi) adalah seorang Biarawati Benediktin Franka dan Abdis. Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae ditulis seabad setelah kematiannya (skt. 885-88) oleh Adalhelmus , Uskup Séez, yang percaya bahwa dia berutang nyawa dan kepada Opportuna.[1]
Santa Opportuna dari Montreuil | |
|---|---|
 Santa Opportuna dikunjungi oleh Bunda Maria di ranjang kematiannya, diukir oleh Jacques Callot (skt. 1630) | |
| Abdis dan perawan | |
| Lahir | tidak diketahui di puri Exmes, Argentan, dekat Ayesmes, Normandia, Prancis |
| Meninggal | 22 April 770 Masehi Montreuil, Prancis |
| Dihormati di | Gereja Ortodoks dan Gereja Katolik Roma |
| Pesta | 22 April |
| Atribut | Membawa crosier kepala biarawati dan peti relikui; dengan Bunda Maria muncul di ranjang kematiannya; sebagai seorang putri dengan sekeranjang ceri dan fleur-de-lys |
| Pelindung | Keuskupan Séez |
Catatan
sunting- ^Meaning "little monastery", it later gave its name to Montreuil-la-Cambe.
- ^He should probably not be conflated with Chrodegang of Metz.
- ^Opportuna's brother is identified with Saint Chrodegang of Metz by at least one source.[2] However, Opportuna's story, which places him as Bishop of Séez and being murdered by a rival while on the road to Montreuil, is not mentioned in any resources relating to his life, which state instead that he died on 6 March 776 at Metz.
- ^Lacking opportunities for public careers, their lives offered few events. Three Merovingian hagiographies of female saints circulated widely: Geneviève of Paris (d. 502), Venantius Fortunatus' vita of Radegund (d. 587) and that of Gertrude of Nivelles. To these can be added the Hiberno-Latin vita of Brigid (Smith 1995:13).
- ^Here, Adalhelm envisions her being summoned to Heaven by Cecilia and Lucy.
- ^The Siege of Paris (885-886) took place during the reign of Charles the Fat, who may have been intended.
Referensi
sunting- ^ Julia M. H. Smith, "The Problem of Female Sanctity in Carolingian Europe c. 780-920" Past and Present No. 146 (February 1995), pp. 3-37.
- ^ Jones, Terry. "Chrodegang of Metz". Patron Saints Index. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2013-02-05. Diakses tanggal 2007-04-20.
Pranala luar
sunting- St. Opportuna from Butler's Lives of the SaintsDiarsipkan 2012-11-20 di Wayback Machine.
- Sainte Opportune from the Diocese of Séez (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- Den hellige Opportuna av Montreuil (dalam bahasa Norwegia)
- La Vie et Miracles de Ste Opportune Abbesse, by Nicolas Gosset, 1659 (first ed. 1654) (dalam bahasa Prancis)