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Saint Aphrodisius ((フランス語:Saint Aphrodise, Afrodise, Aphrodyse, Aphrodite)) is a saint associated with the diocese of Béziers, in Languedoc, southern France. According to Gregory of Tours, Aphrodisius was an Egyptian who was martyred in Languedoc along with his followers Caralippus (Caralampus), Agapius, and Eusebius.〔(St. Aphrodisius - Catholic Online )〕〔In French, their names are Caralippe, Agape et Eusèbe.〕 ==Legend== A Christian tradition states that he was a prefect or high priest of Heliopolis who sheltered the Holy Family at Hermopolis when they fled into Egypt.〔 Aphrodisius learned of the miracles of Jesus from Alexandrian Jews returning from a pilgrimage in Jerusalem. According to Christian legend, Aphrodisius went to Palestine to meet Jesus and became one of his disciples. After the Resurrection, Aphrodisius received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. He accompanied Sergius Paulus to Provence. They evangelized Narbonensis: Sergius settled in Narbonne. The legend continues that Aphrodisius arrived at Béziers mounted on a camel and became a hermit in a cave near the city.〔Montpellier .〕〔(Saint APHRODYSE )〕 He lived in it a long time before becoming a bishop. Local traditions assign Aphrodisius as the first Bishop of Béziers and state that he was decapitated by a group of pagans, along with his companions, on the street now known as ''Place Saint-Cyr'', the site of a Roman circus used for gladiators' fights. Aphrodisius was executed by beheading. The head was kicked into a well, but the water gushed out and the decapitated Aphrodisius picked up his own head, and carried it through the city. Townspeople spilled snails on the road and Aphrodisius stepped on them without breaking one. Several stonemasons began to mock him, calling him a madman. They were miraculously punished by being turned into stones (visitors still point out their seven stone heads on the Rue des Têtes, "the street of the heads"). Aphrodisius left his head at the cave that he had previously occupied. This was a spot on which later stood a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter, later a basilica named after Aphrodisius (''Saint-Aphrodise''). This martyrdom is supposed to have occurred on April 28, 65 AD, during the reign of Nero.〔(Coutumes et traditions : chameau de Béziers et saint Aphrodise (Hérault) )〕 According to the story, after the death of his master, the camel was taken care of by a compassionate family of potters. When Aphrodisius was recognized as a saint, the city's leaders considered as an honor to take charge of all the expenses associated with the animal’s maintenance. They offered it a house at the beginning of a street and this road, after the camel’s death, took the name of "rue du Chameau" ("Camel Street"), afterwards rue Malbec.〔〔(Lou Camel )〕 This is considered the origin of the local "fêtes de Caritach" (feasts of charity). 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「Aphrodisius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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