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Hesychius I
bishop of Vienne, France
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 1 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
490
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Vienne in Burgundy, now in France, Saint Hesychius, bishop, who was raised from senatorial to episcopal rank; his sons, born to him earlier, were Saints Apollinaris, bishop of Valence, and Avitus, who succeeded him in the see of Vienne.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 November as a senator who became bishop of Vienne, father of Saints Apollinaris of Valence and Avitus of Vienne.
Connected on this site
- Apollinaris of Valence Saint Child“The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 November as a senator who became bishop of Vienne, father of Saints Apollinaris of Valence and Avitus of Vienne.” — this site's research
- Avitus of Vienne Saint Child“The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 November as a senator who became bishop of Vienne, father of Saints Apollinaris of Valence and Avitus of Vienne.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q37006356 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hesychius I (bishop of Vienne) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.