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Guarinus of Sitten

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Saint

Guarinus of Sitten
Medallion of St. Guarinus, given to pilgrims
Bishop of Sion
Born1065
Pont-à-Mousson, France
Died27 August 1150
Aulps, France
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast27 August
PatronageAnimals, protection from animal diseases

Guarinus of Sitten (German: Warin, French: Guérin) was Bishop of Sion.

Guarinus was born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lotharingia, around 1065, into a noble family. About 1085 he became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Molesme Abbey. In 1094, together with a group of brothers, he founded a daughter house of Molesme, Aulps Abbey in Savoy. Guarinus became the second abbot. The abbey's name is derived from the Latin word alpibus, meaning "mountain pastures". Guarinus is a patron saint of cattle.

In 1138, Guarinus was appointed bishop of Sion and later became revered as a saint. He died at Aulps Abbey in 1150.[1]

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  1. ^ Ekkart Sauser (2000). "Guarin (Warin): hl. Bischof von Sitten". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 17. Herzberg: Bautz. col. 546. ISBN 3-88309-080-8.