Dionysius of Vienne
Saint Dionysius | |
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Bishop of Vienne | |
Died | 193 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
Canonized | Pre-congregation |
Feast | 8 May |
Dionysius was Bishop of Vienne. He was among the ten missionaries sent by Pope St. Sixtus I with St. Peregrinus to Gaul. Dionysius later succeeded St. Justus as Bishop of Vienne, in Dauphiné, France.[2]
References[]
- ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Διονύσιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 8 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ St. Dionysius Catholic Online
Categories:
- 193 deaths
- 2nd-century bishops in Gaul
- 2nd-century Christian saints
- Gallo-Roman saints
- Early Church bishop stubs