Martin of Vienne

Saint Martin of Vienne was the legendary third bishop of Vienne, in France, believed to have lived in the 2nd (or 3rd[1]) century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with a feast day celebrated locally in Vienne on July 1.

Although he is mentioned in the 8th century by Archbishop Ado in his Chronicles,[2] it has since been questioned whether he ever existed.[3][4][5]

A district and a bridge in the old town of Vienne are named after him, as is the town of Saint-Martin-l'Ars, in the department of Vienne.[6]

References
  1. GCatholic.org: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne
  2. Adon de Vienne, Chronique, VI, col. 86D4.3, in Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins, Gérard Lucas, pp.247–270, 2016 ISBN 9782356680501 (online version)
  3. Gérard Lucas, op.cit.
  4. Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, pp. 145-146 (online version)
  5. André Pelletier, Vienna, Vienne, Presses universitaires de Lyon, coll. « Galliae civitates », 2001, p. 163 ISBN 9782729706777 (online version)
  6. Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne en 2 tomes – Edition FLOHIC – 2002 – ISBN 2842341287


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