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Evantius of Vienne

Evantius of Vienne (French: Évance) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and during the later 6th century a bishop of Vienne in France.[1] Evantius is mentioned in the list of the bishops of Vienne produced by Archbishop Ado of Vienne (799-875), in his Chronicle.[2]

The bishop participated in several councils during his episcopate, including:[3]

  • the first council of Mâcon (581 or 582)
  • the third provincial council of Lyon (583)
  • the third council of Valence (584 or 585),
  • the second council of Mâcon (585).[4][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne. GCatholic.org.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Ulysse Chevalier, Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits, Vienne, 1879, p. 8 (online version)
  4. ^ 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 (Tome 1, Fascicules 1-3), Impr. valentinoise, 1912, p. 74, Acte no 437 1er novembre (581 or 583) (online version)


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