Saint Paschasius of Vienne (French: Paschase) was a bishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné, France, in the early fourth century.[1] He is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church.[2]
The various chronologies of the bishops of Vienne mostly place him between Saint Simplicius and Saint Claudius.[3] [4] [5]
Paschasius is said to have been the recipient of a papal bull dating from approximately 322 from Pope Sylvester I (c. 314–335), which granted him supremacy over seven provinces, although the authenticity of this document has been called into question.[3]
In the Chronicles of Archbishop Ado of Vienne (died 875), he writes that it was Paschasius who instigated the "first translation of the [relics of] saints Felician, Exuperius and Severinus", martyrs at Vienne under Marcus Aurelius. He further describes him as a very eloquent speaker ("vir dissertissimus") who was the teacher of Justus, the future bishop of Lyon.[4]
His feast day is celebrated on 22 February.[2]
References
edit- ^ GCatholic.org: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne
- ^ a b "Nominis.fr: Saint Paschase".
- ^ a b Ulysse Chevalier, Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits, Vienne, 1879, p. 6 (online version)
- ^ a b Gérard Lucas, Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins: Chroniques littéraires sur l'histoire de la cité, des Allobroges à la fin du Ve siècle de notre ère, MOM Éditions, coll. "Travaux de la Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée", 2018, ISBN 9782356681850, pages 247-270: "Adon de Vienne, Chronique", esp. "Tableau récapitulatif de la liste des évêques de Vienne jusqu'à Avit", 122. col. 91B (online version)
- ^ Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, p. 146 (online version)
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