Philip of Vienne
Philip (Philippe, Philippus) was a semi-legendary Bishop of Vienne in France during the 6th century.[1][2][3] He is mentioned in the catalogus of the bishops of Vienne produced by Archbishop Ado of Vienne (799–875), in his Chronicle. He is considered a local and pre-congregational saint by the Roman Catholic church.
Historicity[edit]
According to the historian Ulysse Chevalier (1879), Philip was chairman at the second provincial council of Lyon, in 567, and the fourth council of Paris, in 573.[4] The historian Louis Duchesne (1894) confirms his participation in the Council of Paris of 573, but gives the year 570 for that of Lyon.[1]
Veneration[edit]
He is thought to have died during the year 580.[4] Today, the feast of Saint Philip is celebrated locally on May 3 but in the diocese of Grenoble-Vienne on July 1 with Saint Martin and all the bishop saints of Vienne.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, 356 pp., p. 148 (online version)
- ^ Ulysse Chevalier, Regeste dauphinois, ou Répertoire chronologique et analytique des documents imprimés et manuscrits relatifs à l'histoire du Dauphiné, des origines chrétiennes à l'année 1349 (vol.1, Fascicules 1-3), Impr. valentinoise, 1912), p. 71, Acte no 424 11 septembre (573) (online version)
- ^ Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, 356 , p. 193 (online version)
- ^ a b Ulysse Chevalier, Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits, Vienne, 1879, 18 pp., p. 8 (online version)
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