Bienheuré
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Saint Bienheuré (Bié, Beatus) is a semi-legendary saint of Vendôme. Tradition states that he lived in a cave near the town. Like Saint George, he is said to have fought a dragon. His legend was conflated with that of Beatus of Lungern.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Hauts-de-France
- Occupation
- dragonslayer
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- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- Commons category
- Beatus
- feast day
- May 9
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Legend
- Historicity
- Veneration
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
Saint Bienheuré (Bié, Beatus) is a semi-legendary saint of Vendôme. Tradition states that he lived in a cave near the town. Like Saint George, he is said to have fought a dragon. His legend was conflated with that of Beatus of Lungern.
==Legend== The legend states that Bienheuré fasted and prayed before fighting the dragon. According to the legend, the dragon was so large that when it went to drink from a river at some distance away, its tail still lay in its cave. It was also so large that it drained the Loir when it drank from it. There are three versions of this combat: the first states that the dragon fled at the sight of Saint Bienheuré; the second version states that Saint Bienheuré defeated the dragon with one blow from his staff; the third states that the dragon strangled itself with its chain.
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