Severus of Vienne (died c. 455) was a priest who evangelised in Vienne,

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. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church as well as in other denominations.In principle, those recognised as saints prior to 1050 are common to the Catholic and Orthodox churches, so Severus of Vienne is an Orthodox saint too. Severus was reportedly

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n by birth and of wealthy origins. His entry in the ''

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'' reads: Severus settled in Vienne around 430. He founded a church in honour of

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(now the church of Saint-Alban-du-Rhône) near Vienne. He died in

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, but his body was brought back to Vienne and buried in the church dedicated to the protomartyr

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, which he himself had constructed.

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