Saint Ceratus of Grenoble (french: Cérat de Grenoble; also ''Ceras'' or ''Gerase'') was a 5th-century
bishop of Gratianopolis, now
Grenoble.
[Jean-Joseph-Antoine Pilot Thorey, ''History of Grenoble and surrounding area from its foundation as the Cularo until today'' (Baratier brothers, 1829]
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He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church; his feast day
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is celebrated on 6 June.
Life
Ceratus was bishop of Gratianopolis in Dauphiné, France, between about 441 and 450.[Albert Du Boys, ''Vie de Saint Hughes (notice chronologique sur les évêques de Grenoble'' (1837), p 333] During his episcopate he opposed the Arianism
Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God ...
of the Burgundian Burgundian can refer to any of the following:
*Someone or something from Burgundy.
*Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe, who first appear in history in South East Europe. Later Burgundians colonised the area of Gaul that is now known as Burgundy (F ...
invaders, by whom he was eventually driven into exile.
His relics were preserved in Simorre Abbey in the Archdiocese of Auch.
References
5th-century bishops in Gaul
Bishops of Grenoble
Year of birth unknown
Canonizations by Pope Pius X
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