
Saint
Venantius of Viviers
Bishop of Viviers
Bishop of Viviers in France, who reposed in 544.
Life
Venantius of Viviers was bishop of Viviers, in the Ardèche in France, and died in the year 544. He is a saint of the undivided Church, honoured mainly in the West.
The sources consulted are few: they keep his name, the episcopal see he held and the date of death, 544. Local tradition in Viviers keeps the memory of his deeds and relics.
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