Simplicius of Vienne
bishop of Vienne, France
Feast: 11 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Simplicius of Vienne (French: Simplice de Vienne), otherwise Simplides (French: Simplide), was a bishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné, France, from around the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth century. He is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint“Gregory of Tours cites a lost letter of Paulinus of Nola (died 431) as having praised Simplicius, considering him "one of the most worthy bishops of his time".” — Wikipedia
- Paulinus of Nola Saint“Gregory of Tours cites a lost letter of Paulinus of Nola (died 431) as having praised Simplicius, considering him "one of the most worthy bishops of his time".” — Wikipedia
- santiebeati.it, 'San Simplicio di Vienne, Vescovo' — 'San Simplicio di Vienne, Vescovo, IV-V sec., festa 11 febbraio' — feast matches the entry exactly. The bishop of Vienne who attended the Council of Turin and whom Paulinus of Nola praised as one of the worthiest bishops
- Wikidata Q3484775 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Simplicius of Vienne (CC BY-SA)
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