title: Silvanus of Ahun
text: # 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
  