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{{for|the sixth-century saint also known as Saint Prix|Prætextatus (Bishop of Rouen)}}
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{{Infobox saint
|honorific_prefix= [[Saint]]
|name= Praejectus
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|death_date=January 25, 676
|feast_day= January 25
|venerated_in= [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<br>[[Roman Catholic Church]]
|image= Saint-Prix - Statue de saint Pry.jpg
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|caption= ''Statue of Saint Prejectus (Pry) at [[Saint-Prix, Val-d'Oise]].''
|birth_place= [[Auvergne (province)|Auvergne]]
|death_place= [[Volvic]]
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'''Praejectus''', '''Prejectus''' or '''Projectus''' ({{langx|fr|Saint Pry, Prie, Prix, Priest, Prest, Preils}}; {{langx|it|Preietto (Proietto<ref>Not to be confused with the Saint Proietto said to have been martyred along with [[Saint Evasius]] at Sedula (the modern [[Casale Monferrato]] where the relics of both are preserved in the cathedral); nor with the Saint Proietto venerated in the area of [[Cavour (TO)|Cavour]] (the ancient Caburrum) who has been traditionally linked with the [[Theban Legion]], but is perhaps more likely to have been an early bishop of the town. (See {{citation|author= Damiano Pomi|year=2004|contribution= San Proietto|title=Santi, beati e testimoni |url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/92179}}.)</ref>)}}) (625–676) was a [[bishop of Clermont]], who was killed together with the abbot Amarinus as a result of contemporary political struggles.

==Life==
Born in the [[Auvergne (province)|Auvergne]] to Gundolenus, of the lesser nobility; he studied under Bishop [[Genesius of Clermont]].<ref name=butler>[https://catholicsaints.info/butlers-lives-of-the-saints-saint-genesius-bishop-and-confessor/ Butler, Alban. "Saint Genesius, Bishop and Confessor". ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints''] 1866. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 June 2013 {{PD-notice}}</ref> He was ordained a priest and placed in charge of the church at [[Issoire]]. Bishop Felix appointed him abbot of the monastery at Chantoin, founded by Genesius.

Upon the death of Felix, Praejectus unsuccessfully contested the succession with the archdeacon Garivaldus, however, Garivaldus died shortly after becoming bishop. When the bishopric of Clermont became vacant, [[Childeric II|King Childeric]] sent edicts to elect [[Genesius, Count of Clermont]],<ref name=cult>[http://csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?recid=E06482 "Martyrdom of Praeiectus", The Cult of the Saints, University of Oxford]</ref> probably a relative of the late bishop. However, the Count stepped down, concerned that his appointment might be contrary to canon law.

With the approval of [[Childeric II]], Praejectus became bishop of Clermont in 666. Partly through generosity of Count Genesius, Praejectus founded [[monasteries]], hospitals, and churches.<ref name=butler/> In 675, a land dispute between Praejectus and Hector, lord of [[Marseille]], was heard at the royal court in [[Autun]]. Hector was the son-in-law of Count Genesuis; the dispute was over certain bequests.<ref name=Fouracre>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uifpAAAAIAAJ&dq=Saint+Praejectus&pg=PA265 Fouracre, Paul et al. ''Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography, 640-720'', Manchester University Press, 1996] {{ISBN|9780719047916}}</ref>

Hector, who had fallen out with [[Wulfoald]], the [[Mayor of the palace]] of Austrasia, was accused of various crimes, and at the order of Childeric, arrested and executed. Agritius, the man who killed Praejectus, believed that the bishop had been responsible for Hector’s death. At [[Volvic]], the assassin thus stabbed to death Praejectus and Amarinus, [[abbot]] of a monastery in the area.

The death of Praejectus was linked to that of [[Leodegar|Leger]] (Leodegarius). Leger was an opponent of [[Ebroin]], [[mayor of the palace]] of [[Neustria]] on two occasions; firstly from 658 to his deposition in 673 and secondly from 675 to his death in 680 or 681. In a violent and despotic career, he strove to impose the authority of [[Neustria]], which was under his control, over [[Burgundy (region)|Burgundy]] and [[Austrasia]]. Ebroin's supporters, which included Praejectus, [[Rieul of Reims|Reol of Rheims]], [[Agilbert|Agilbert of Paris]], and [[Ouen of Rouen]], held a council of bishops that sat in judgment on Leger, at [[Marly-le-Roi|Marly]], near [[Paris]]. Praejectus' murderer may have been a supporter of Leger, who was later murdered on October 2, 679.<ref>Henry Hart Milman, ''History of Latin Christianity'' (T.Y. Crowell, 1881), 398.</ref><ref name="Barbara">Barbara H. Rosenwein, ''Emotional Communities in the Early Middle Ages'' (New York: Cornell University Press, 2006), 170.</ref>

==Veneration==
An account of Praejectus' life was written shortly after his death and he was immediately venerated as a [[martyr]]. The account was written perhaps by 690, as it was written during the lifetime of St. [[Avitus II of Clermont]].<ref name="Barbara" />

The author may have been a nun from the monastery of [[Chamalières]]. Chamalières was a monastery founded through Praejectus' efforts, and it was presided over by an abbess who was probably a member of Praejectus' family. The author may also have been a monk from Volvic or [[Saint-Amarin]].<ref name="Barbara" />

During the time of [[Charlemagne]], Abbot Manasses of [[Flavigny Abbey]] transferred from Volvic to Flavigny the [[relics]] of Praejectus.<ref name=Fouracre/>

His cultus spread to [[England|English]] monastic calendars. The church at Volvic, where Praejectus was killed, is dedicated to "St Priest" (Projectus).<ref>[http://www.ville-volvic.fr/html/eglise.html Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Volvic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029133833/http://www.ville-volvic.fr/html/eglise.html |date=2007-10-29 }}</ref> In 1278, some of his [[relics]] (a finger) were [[translation (relics)|translated]] to the town of [[Saint-Prix, Val-d'Oise|Saint-Prix]] ([[Val-d'Oise]]).

The valley of Saint-Amarin was named after Amarinus.

<gallery>
Image:Saint-Prix - Plaque saint Pry.jpg|Commemorative plaque at Saint-Prix, Val d'Oise.
Image:Saint-Prix - Fontaine Saint-Pry.jpg|Fountain of Saint Pry (Projectus), Saint-Prix, Val d'Oise.
</gallery>

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5458 St. Praejectus]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011035949/http://catholic-forum.com/saints/saintael.htm Amarinus on Patron Saints Index]
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1308 Amarinus on Catholic Online]


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Praejectus - Revision history

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