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Saint Latro (literally “Thief”) ((フランス語:Latron, Larron)) (~499 AD—570 AD) was a Frankish bishop of Laon. He succeeded his father Saint Genebald as bishop of Laon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St. Genebaldus )〕 According to ''The Golden Legend'', Genebald was married to Remigius' niece. Because the diocese of Rheims was too large, Remigius had decided to create a separate diocese centered at Laon, and chose Latro’s father Genebald to be Laon’s first bishop. A married clerk, Genebald left his wife to become bishop around 499 AD.〔 However, according to Canon Flodoard’s 10th-century account, ''Flodoardi Historiae Remensis Ecclesiae'', and repeated by ''The Golden Legend'',〔Christian Cochini, ''Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy'' (Ignatius Press, 1990), 111.〕 Genebald, after he became bishop, slept with his wife, who became pregnant with a boy. Genebald asked that his son be named Latro (“Thief”), “because he had engendered it by theft.”〔 So that it would not appear that his wife had borne a child out of wedlock, Genebald had her visit him again. Again they slept together, and this time his wife became pregnant with a girl, whom they named Vulpecula (“she-fox”).〔 Remigius had Genebald shut in a small cell near the church of St. Julian〔 for seven years. Remigius fed Genebald on only bread and water during this time, and took over Genebald’s duties as bishop of Laon. Genebald was released after seven years, and the bishop of Rheims reinstated Latro's father as bishop of Laon.〔 According to Christian Cochini, “this legendary narrative probably has a kernel of truth.”〔 Reinstated as bishop, Genebald remained chaste for the rest of his life. After his death in 550 AD, Latro succeeded him as bishop of Laon.〔 Latro was also venerated as a saint.〔 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Latro of Laon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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