Dionysius of Vienne

Saint Dionysius
Bishop of Vienne
Died 193
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Canonized Pre-congregation
Feast 8 May

Dionysius was Bishop of Vienne. He was among the ten missionaries sent by Pope St. Sixtus I with St. Peregrinus to Gaul. Dionysius later succeeded St. Justus as Bishop of Vienne, in Dauphiné, France.[2]

References

  1. (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Διονύσιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 8 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. St. Dionysius Catholic Online
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