Servinus of Puyloubier

Servinus of Puyloubier (also called Ser, Servus of Lyon) was a hermit and martyr, who died in 483 or 484, killed by the Visigoths. He is said to have been executed by order of Euric, after Euric had cut off his ears. His body is said to have been buried at the back of the cave where he had lived, in front of which a small chapel was built. It is said that Ser had three daughters: Saint Consortia, honoured at Jouques, Saint Victoria and Saint Perpetua; panels painted in the 17th century in the chapel of Sainte-⁠Victoire at Pertuis show the four saints.

His sanctuary was consecrated on 5 January 1001 by Amalric I, bishop of Aix. Every year, on Whit Monday, a pilgrimage is held in memory of his martyrdom and of his gift of healing deafness. The chapel of his hermitage, on the south slope of Mount Sainte-⁠Victoire at Puyloubier, has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. Commemorated on 24 May, in the Western calendar (new style). Venerated locally, as a saint of the undivided Church.