About Viventiolus
Lived 460 – 524 (aged 63–64). Viventiolus was a monk.
Saint Viventiolus (460 – July 12, 524) (also known as Juventiole) was the Archbishop of Lyon (ancient Lugdunum) 514–523. Later canonized and venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Lyon, France his feast Day is July 12. He is recognised in the Orthodox Church and the True Orthodox Church, including amongst the Tikhonites, as a pre-Great Schism Western Saint.
Family Viventiolus and his brother Rusticus In 517, he and Avitus presided over the Council of Epaone.
He is also the author of a book Life of the Jura Fathers, which described the beginnings of monasticism in that region.
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Who was Viventiolus?
Archbishop of Lyon
When was Viventiolus born?
Viventiolus was born in 460.
When did Viventiolus die?
Viventiolus died on 12 July 524.
What was Viventiolus's occupation?
Viventiolus was a monk.
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