Silvanus of Ahun
# Silvanus of Ahun

Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French: Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint.

According to the tradition, Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on 16 October 407.

## Veneration

The antiquity of his cult is based on the fact that there was an ancient tomb said to carry his relics; the tomb rests in the crypt of the 12th-century church of Saint-Silvain d’Ahun. In a wood panel dating from 1639, he is depicted dressed in a dalmatic, bearing a book and a palm.

The following places carry Silvanus' name :

* Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc
* Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde
* Saint-Silvain-Montaigut
* Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx
