Remigius (died October 28, 875) was
archbishop 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 ...
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He worked closely with his predecessor, Archbishop
Amulo of Lyons, before his elevation to the episcopate on March 31, 852. He played a prominent part in French ecclesiastical history. He was
Archicapellanus from 855 to 863, which was a position of influence.
He figures among the leading members of several synods, and presided over the
Synod of Valence in 855. He participated in the
predestination
Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul. Explanations of predestination often seek to address the paradox of free will, whereby G ...
controversy which had been precipitated on the church by
Gottschalk Gottschalk or Godescalc (Old High German) is a male German name that can be translated literally as " servant of God". Latin forms include ''Godeschalcus'' and ''Godescalcus''.
Given name
* Godescalc of Benevento, 8th-century Lombard duke
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, whom, like some other leaders, he defended. This brought him up against the still more powerful
Hincmar of Reims
Hincmar (; ; la, Hincmarus; 806 – 21 December 882), archbishop of Reims, was a Frankish jurist and theologian, as well as the friend, advisor and propagandist of Charles the Bald. He belonged to a noble family of northern Francia.
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, who, in the
Synod of Chiersy held in 853, got the endorsement of his four chapters on predestination. But these the synod of Valence refused to ratify and, on the contrary, passed six canons
[ Hefele, ''Conciliengeschichte'', iv. 193 sqq.] against Hincmar's position, and they were reaffirmed by the
Synod of Langres in 859, which was proof of Remigius' influence. In the national
Synod of Savonières which immediately followed, Remigius presented these canons to
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a ser ...
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When Remigius came into his rule he found that certain sources of revenue which he thought properly belonged to his diocese had been taken from it. He set about regaining this lost revenue, and brilliantly succeeded. For these and other services his grateful people canonized him.
Various writings have been attributed to him, but he does not seem to have been a writer and the attributions are probably false.
Notes
References
*Bouquet, Recueil, viii. 388 sqq.;
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Ceillier, Auteurs sacres, xii. 614 sqq.;
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Acta Sanctorum
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'', October, xii. 878 sqq.;
*Hist. littéraire de la France, v. 449 sqq.
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875 deaths
9th-century archbishops
Archbishops of Lyon
Saints from the Carolingian Empire
Year of birth unknown
9th-century French people
9th-century Latin writers