Guarinus of Sitten

Saint Guarinus of Sitten
Saint Guarinus of Sitten
	Medallion of St. Guarinus, given to pilgrims
Bishop of Sion
Born	1065; Pont-à-Mousson, France
Died	27 August 1150; Aulps, France
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	27 August
Patronage	Animals, protection from animal diseases

Saint 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. In 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.

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

Notes

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

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