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'''Gaius Julius Cicurninus''' (714 – 24 July 800), commonly known as '''Saint Julius of the Caeline''' was the first [[Archduchy of Urceopolis|Archduke of Urceopolis]] and last [[Duchy of Urceopolis|Dux of Urceopolis]], ruling from his election as ''Dux'' in 749, then from his coronation as Archduke from 759 until his death in 800. He is considered the founder of the [[Julian dynasty]]. | '''Gaius Julius Cicurninus''' (714 – 24 July 800), commonly known as '''Saint Julius of the Caeline''' was the first [[Archduchy of Urceopolis|Archduke of Urceopolis]] and last [[Duchy of Urceopolis|Dux of Urceopolis]], ruling from his election as ''Dux'' in 749, then from his coronation as Archduke from 759 until his death in 800. He is considered the founder of the [[Julian dynasty]]. In addition to founding the still-reigning Julian dynasty and successfully integrating his realm into the nascent [[Holy Levantine Empire|Levantine Empire]], Cicurinus also was a major proponent of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] integration within Urceopolitan society, and for both his dynastic and cultural achievements he is considered to be the "founding father" of [[Urcea]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Contemporary sources about Cicurinus are sparse, although some of his own writings describing events in the late [[750]]s survive. For many years, {{wp|hagiography|hagiographies}} of the Saint from the 12th and 13th centuries were relied upon as key historical sources, with many of these documents only being called into question in the [[1850]]s. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
==Marriage== | ==Marriage== | ||
In [[751]], Cicurinus married Neronia, the daughter of the head of the Neronii clan, Aulus Neronius Urbicus, one of the most powerful magnates in the [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] region and a major force in the city's politics. The marriage secured an alliance between the Julii and Neronii that would survive | In [[751]], Cicurinus married Neronia, the daughter of the head of the Neronii clan, Aulus Neronius Urbicus, one of the most powerful magnates in the [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] region and a major force in the city's politics. The marriage secured an alliance between the Julii and Neronii that would survive Cicurinus's lifetime, lasting more than a century through the lives of his children. The alliance gave Cicurinus a freer hand against the other prominent families of the city. For their part, the marriage between Neronia and Cicurnus is believed by most historians to have been a happy one, producing two sons and four daughters that would survive to adulthood. | ||
Neronia died in [[772]] after two decades of marriage that would see her husband reach soaring political heights both in Urceopolis and throughout greater [[Levantia]]. She was buried in a now-lost mausoleum on the grounds of the [[Julian Palace]]. Following her death, Cicurinus would embrace {{wp|celibacy}}. | Neronia died in [[772]] after two decades of marriage that would see her husband reach soaring political heights both in Urceopolis and throughout greater [[Levantia]]. She was buried in a now-lost mausoleum on the grounds of the [[Julian Palace]]. Following her death, Cicurinus would embrace {{wp|celibacy}}. | ||
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==Veneration as a saint== | ==Veneration as a saint== | ||
Almost immediately following his death, a devotional cult arose around Cicurinus, who was venerated as a fair and pious ruler as well as a celebate and sometimes monastic later in his life. By the mid-9th century, he was universally hailed throughout the early [[Holy Levantine Empire|Levantine Empire]] as a model Christian ruler. Although considered a Saint by some as early at 900, formal canonization by the [[Pope]] did not occur until [[1097]], when he was canonized as "Saint Julius of the Caeline". Following his canonization, his remains were exhumed from the | Almost immediately following his death, a devotional cult arose around Cicurinus, who was venerated as a fair and pious ruler as well as a celebate and sometimes monastic later in his life. By the mid-9th century, he was universally hailed throughout the early [[Holy Levantine Empire|Levantine Empire]] as a model Christian ruler. Although considered a Saint by some as early at 900, formal canonization by the [[Pope]] did not occur until [[1097]], when he was canonized as "Saint Julius of the Caeline", named for the hill on which the [[Julian Palace]] sits. Following his canonization, his remains were exhumed from the Julian Palace and largely relocated to the under-construction Basilica of Saint Julius in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], though some of his relics were divided throughout the city for construction of new churches, and some were also sent to [[Cálfeld]], the cathedral city of [[Harren]]. | ||
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[[Category:Urceans]] | [[Category:Urceans]] | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
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[[Category:Saints]] | [[Category:Saints]] | ||