Desiderius of Fontenelle | |
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| Archbishop of Vienne | |
| Born | Autun, Gaul [1] |
| Died | c. 607 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church [2] |
| Feast | February 11 and May 23 (Roman Martyrology and East) [2] [1] |
Desiderius of Vienne (died 607) was a martyred archbishop of Vienne and a chronicler.
Nothing is known about his early years. In 603, in a conflict with Brunhilda of Austrasia, the legitimacy of whose children he had attacked, [3] he was deposed after she combined forces with Aridius, bishop of Lyon. He was stoned to death, some years later, [4] at the order of King Theuderic II of Burgundy. [5]
He was rebuked by Gregory the Great for his interest in the pagan classics, in a letter provoked by the schooling he was providing for his clergy. [6]
He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast days on May 26. [7] In the Eastern Orthodox Church, his feast is celebrated on May 23 because of confusing him with Desiderius of Langres. [2] A hagiographical work was written about him by the Visigothic king Sisebuto, during the 7th century. [8] A later life was written by Ado of Vienne.
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