Constantius of Lyon (fl. c. AD 480) was a cleric from what is now the

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in modern-day

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, who wrote the ''Vita Germani'', or Life of Germanus, a hagiography of Germanus of Auxerre. The hagiography was written some time during the second half of the fifth century, and was commissioned by Patiens,

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. Constantius was a friend of Bishop

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and

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, with whom he corresponded, and several letters from them are included in his published letter-collection.

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