George of Vienne

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Saint George of Vienne (French : Georges de Vienne) was bishop of Vienne in France in the 7th century. [1] He may previously have been bishop of Agde. [2] His year of death is uncertain: both c. 670 [3] and 699 [4] have been suggested.

He was canonised in 1251. His feast day is celebrated on 2 November. [5]

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References

  1. "Archdiocese of Vienne". GCatholic.
  2. Claude Devic and Joseph Vaissète, "Note LXII: Église d'Agde. Évêques d'Agde", in Histoire générale de Languedoc, t. IV, Toulouse, Édouard Privat libraire-éditeur, 1872, p. 305 (online version)
  3. "Orthodox France: The Holy Bishops of Vienne". Orthodox England.
  4. Ulysse Chevalier, Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits, Vienne, 1879 (online version)
  5. Online, Catholic. "St. George of Vienne - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online.