Dalmatius of Rodez

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Saint Dalmatius of Rodez
Bishop
Diedc. 580 AD
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Feast November 13

Saint Dalmatius of Rodez (French : Saint Dalmas, Dalmace) was a bishop of Rodez from 524 to 580. [1] [2]

Dalmatius was born in the late 400s in Gaul; he became bishop of Rodez in 524 at a relatively young man age. He is considered by the Catholic Church to have suffered at the hands of Amalaric, who was a follower of Arianism. In 535, Dalmatius attended the Council of Arvernum, [3] which among its sixteen decrees, held that the granting of episcopal dignity must be according to the merits and not as a result of intrigues. In 541, he attended the Fourth Council of Orléans and on his return made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Martin of Tours. [4]

Gregory of Tours reports that Dalmatius built a church, but tore it down so often for improvements, that it was left unfinished at his death. Dalmatius' testament requested from Childebert II that the bishop's successor not be a stranger to the see, or covetous, or married. His successor should be someone who spent all of his time praising God. [5] His feast day is November 13. [6]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Patron Saints Index: Saint Dalmatius of Rodez Archived November 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Dalmatius.5", The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature (James Strong and John McClintock, eds.); Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Jones, David Rice. "Dalmatius (6)", A Dictionary of Christian Biography, (William Smith, Henry Wace, eds.), London, John Murray, 1877, p. 782 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. Electronic Antiquities Volume III, Number 3
  6. Odden, Per Einer. "Den hellige Dalmatius av Rodez (d. 580)", Den katolske kirke