Elpidius of Lyon (m. Lyon, France, 422) also known as Helpidius
[Claude Du Lut BREGHOT, Catalogue Lyonnais worthy of remembrance (Techener, 1839]
page 102-104
was a
pre-Congregation saint and 5th century
bishop of Lyon
The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops o ...
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[Étienne Joseph Poullin de Lumina, ''Histoire de l'église de Lyon'' (chez Joseph-Louis Berthoud, 177]
p 56
Life
He succeeded
Antiochus of Lyon
Antiochus, or Antioch or Andéol, was the metropolitan Bishop of Lyon. He died about 410.
He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast day being 13 August.
Biography
Antiochus was a priest in Lyon, when his bishop Justus of L ...
as
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
in 410AD and is well attested in the Episcopal lists and it was said of him that ''he well served his diocese'',
but outside of that nothing is known of his episcopate as his
vita has been lost. His name was a common
Roman
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cognomen
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.
Death and legacy
He died of
natural causes in 422 and his
relics are laid in the
Benedictine
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, foun ...
church
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of
Sant Just, in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
. His
feast day is 9 September.
Katherine Rabenstein I. (1998). "Saint of the Day: September 2» Saints of the Day
He was succeeded by Sicarius of Lyon as Bishop.
See also
* Catholic Church in France
References
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Bishops of Lyon
5th-century bishops in Gaul
Year of birth unknown
French saints