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'''Saint Junian''' ({{langx|fr|Saint Junien}}) was a 5th-century [[Christianity|Christian]] [[hermit]] at the location later named after him, [[Saint-Junien]].  According to tradition, he was the son of the [[Count of Cambrai]] and was born in 486, during the reign of [[Clovis I]].<ref name="junien">{{cite web|url=http://pagesperso-orange.fr/grandmont/ermites_limousins_les.htm|title= Les premiers ermites limousins, ou les précurseurs de saint Étienne de Muret.|author=Michel Fougerat|date=n.d.|publisher= |accessdate=May 7, 2009}}</ref>  This tradition states that Junian and [[Leonard of Noblac|Saint Leonard]] were baptized at the same time.<ref name="junien"/>
At the age of 15, Junian journeyed to the [[Limousin (region)|Limousin]], a region that had a reputation for austerity and also for the many saints and hermits who had resided there.<ref name="junien"/>  One of these saints was a certain Amand, and Junian wished to become his disciple.<ref name="junien"/>  Amand lived in a small [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] at the confluence of the [[Vienne River|Vienne]] and [[Clain]] Rivers, at a place called ''Comodoliac'', which had been offered to him by [[Ruricius]], [[bishop of Limoges]].<ref name="junien"/>
According to tradition, is said that, very late at night, Junian knocked on the door of Amand, who did not answer, fearing that it was a demon.  Junian had to sleep outside during a violent snowstorm, but the snow miraculously fell around rather than on him during the night.<ref name="junien"/>
Junian trained with Amand, and after the passing of his master, Junian lived where the collegiate church stands nowadays.<ref name="junien"/>
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4137 St. Junian]
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