Viventiolus


Saint Viventiolus was the Archbishop of Lyon 514-523. Later canonized, his Feast Day is July 12.

Family

Viventiolus and his brother Rusticus were the sons of Aquilinus, a nobleman of Lyon, and friend of Sidonius Apollinaris. Aquilinus was a vicarius of a province in Gaul between 423 and 448 under Apollinaris, the father of Sidonius.
Through his paternal grandmother, Tullia, Viventiolus was the great-grandson of Saint Eucherius and his wife Gallia. His paternal grandfather was the son of Decimus Rusticus and his wife Artemia.

Career

Viventiolus was a monk of St. Oyend, in Jura, where he was elected prior. Avitus of Vienne recommended him for the See of Lyon. In 517, he and Avitus presided over the Council of Epaone.
He is also the author of a book, Vie des pères du Jura, which described the beginnings of monasticism in that region.