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Evantius of Vienne
bishop of Vienne (France)
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 3 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
586
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Evantius of Vienne (French: Évance) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and during the later 6th century a bishop of Vienne in France.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Ado of Vienne Saint“Evantius is mentioned in the list of the bishops of Vienne produced by Archbishop Ado of Vienne (799-875), in his Chronicle.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Evanzio di Vienne — "Sant' Evanzio di Vienne, Vescovo, † 586", feast 3 February — matches the bishop of Vienne.
- Wikidata Q94255370 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Evantius of Vienne (CC BY-SA)
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