Florentius is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and a bishop of Vienne from the late 4th century,[1] dated by his attendance at the Council of Valence in 374.[2]

Florentius' feast day is locally celebrated on 3 January.[3]

Florent or Florentinus is mentioned in the list of bishops of Vienne produced by archbishop Ado of Vienne (799-875) in his Chronicle,[4] according to which however he lived in the previous century during the reigns of the emperors Volusianus (251-253) and Gallienus (253–260) as the 8th bishop of Vienne, and was martyred:

Florentinus, too, bishop of Vienna, distinguished himself by his way of life and his teaching; he remained in place until the reigns of Gallienus and Volusianus, and, in exile, accomplished his martyrdom.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne. GCatholic.org.
  2. ↑ Catholic Online: St. Florentius of Vienne
  3. ↑ Nominis.cef.fr
  4. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ado" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 210.
  5. ↑ "Florentinus quoque, episcopus Viennensis, uita et doctrina emicuit; mansit ad Galieni et Volusiani imperium, exiliatusque martyrium compleuit." Adon de Vienne, Chronique, VI, col. 86D4.3, in Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins, Gérard Lucas, pp.247–270 (online version)


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