Saint Simplicius of Vienne (french: Simplice de Vienne), otherwise Simplides (french: Simplide), was a bishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné, France, from around the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth century.Louis Duchesne, ''Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier)'', vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, p. 146
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He is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church.Santiebeati.it: San Simplicio di Vienne
/ref> Simplicius apparently attended the Council of Turin which probably took place in either 398 or 400.

Gregory of Tours Gregory of Tours (30 November 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florenti ...

cites a lost letter of Paulinus of Nola (died 431)Book 2, chapter 13 as having praised Simplicius, considering him "one of the most worthy bishops of his time". His feast day is celebrated on 11 February.

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*André Pelletier, ''Vienna, Vienne'', Presses universitaires de Lyon, coll. "Galliæ civitates", 2001, pp. 161–162 () *Gérard Lucas, ''Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins: Chroniques littéraires sur l'histoire de la cité, des Allobroges à la fin du Ve siècle de notre ère'', MOM Éditions, coll. "Travaux de la Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée", 2018 (), pp. 247–270: ''Adon de Vienne, Chronique'', principally the "Tableau récapitulatif de la liste des évêques de Vienne jusqu'à Avit"
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* Ulysse Chevalier, ''Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits'', Vienne, 1879, p. 9
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Bishops of Vienne 3rd-century births 4th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Gallo-Roman saints 4th-century Christian saints {{Saint-stub

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