Venantius (french: Venant, ''Venance''; died 544) was the Bishop of Viviers in the
Ardèche
Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Abbé Vincent Champion, Saint Venance, évêque de Viviers, sa vie, ses miracles, ses reliques, Nivoche, 1883Charles Beaunier, ''Recueil Historique, Chronologique, Et Topographique, Des Archevechez, Evêchez, Abbayes Et Prieurez De France, Tant D'Hommes, Que De Filles, De Nomination Et Collation Royale'', Mesnier, 1726, p. 100 /ref> He became a Roman Catholic Saint.