Saint
Sidonius Apollinaris
Bishop of Clermont
A Roman poet and statesman who became Bishop of Clermont and defended his flock in the invasions.
Life
Sidonius Apollinaris was born at Lyon into the Gallo-Roman aristocracy in the first half of the fifth century. He was a soldier, then son-in-law of the emperor Avitus, and served the state; in 468 he was prefect of Rome. In 469 he became bishop of Clermont. When the Visigoths of Euric attacked the city, between 473 and 475, he led its defence, and after the city fell he regained his see.
He was a poet and diplomat, and his letters remain among the most important witnesses to fifth-century Gaul. He gave his wealth to the poor and to monasteries. He reposed in the 480s, between 481 and 490 according to some sources. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
His commemoration falls on 21 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 3 September of the civil calendar.
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