Iconius

Iconius (also called Hiconius, Aeconius or Euchonius) was the second known bishop of Maurienne, toward the end of the 6th century and the beginning of the next. He is regarded locally as blessed, without synodal canonization.

His life is not known precisely. The first sure mention is his signature, as bishop of Maurienne, at the first council of Mâcon in 581; he signed again at the second council of Mâcon in 585. Some local works make him a disciple of Chaoaldus (Caldeold) of Vienne, although the latter became metropolitan only in 654.

According to a legend preserved by Fredegar, around 602 he found the body of Saint Victor, a companion of Saint Maurice of Agaunum. He is said to have seen the body in a dream, in a church of Geneva; he went there and spent three days in prayer and fasting, until a light showed him the place. He is said to have died around 602 or 605. Authors of the 18th century called him blessed.