Saint Domninus of Grenoble (french: Domnin; d. 386) was the first recorded

bishop of Grenoble The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges (Latin: ''Diocesis Gratianopolitana–Viennensis Allobrogum''; French: ''Diocèse de Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church i ...

. He is venerated as a saint by the

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and by the

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; his

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is celebrated on 2 November in the Roman Catholic Church and on 5 November in the Orthodox Church.Nominis: Saint Domnin
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Life

His arrival as the first

, appointed by the Emperor

Gratian Gratian (; la, Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian accompanied his father on several campaigns along the Rhine and Danube frontiers and wa ...

, coincided with the renaming of the then village of

Cularo Cularo was the name of the Gallic city which evolved into modern Grenoble, until 381 when it was renamed Gratianopolis in honor of Roman emperor Gratian. The first reference to Grenoble dates back to July 43 BC.''Ad Familiares'', 10, 2Letter 87 ...

to Gratianopolis, as Grenoble was previously known. He participated in 381 in the

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, which condemned

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. After his death in 386, he was probably buried in the first mausoleums on the site of the later church of Saint-Laurent, which became the

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in the late 20th century, although there is now no evidence of this.

References

4th-century bishops in Gaul Bishops of Grenoble 386 deaths Year of birth unknown {{France-RC-bishop-stub