Zechariah of Lyon (Latin: Zacharias) was the third bishop of Lyon.[1] He is recognised as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.[2] His feast day is celebrated on 28 June.[3][4]

Very little is known of his life. He escaped from the persecution of 202 and succeeded St. Irenaeus as bishop of Lyon.

References

  1. ↑ David M. Cheney, Archdiocese of Lyon Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. ↑ Archdiocese of Lyon, France Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at Catholic Saints.info.
  3. ↑ Jules Baudot, Dictionnaire d'hagiographie, 1925, p.59.
  4. ↑ Bernard Berthod, Jacqueline Boucher, Bruno Galland, Régis Ladous and André Pelletier, Archevêques de Lyon, (Lyon, éditions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire, 2012), p191


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