Licinius of Angers (also known as Saint Lezin, or Lésin) (c.540–c.610) was a
Frankish
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* Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture
** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages, a group of Low Germanic languages also commonly referred to as "Frankish" varieties
* Francia, a post-Roman ...
nobleman and
bishop of Angers
The Diocese of Angers (Latin: ''Dioecesis Andegavensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Angers'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Angers. The diocese extends ov ...
, celebrated as Catholic saint on 13 February.
[St. Lezin - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online]
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Lucinius was born about 540 and sent to the court of King Chlothar I
Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old" (French: le Vieux), (died December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire from the original French version, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I.
With his eldes ...
when about 20. Chlothar's son King Chilperic I
Chilperic I ( 539 – September 584) was the king of Neustria (or Soissons) from 561 to his death. He was one of the sons of the Franks, Frankish king Clotaire I and Queen Aregund.
Life
Immediately after the death of his father in 561, he ...
made him governor of Angers
Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...
. Upon the death of Bishop Audouin in about 600, he was also made bishop of Angers by King Chlothar II
Chlothar II, sometimes called "the Young" ( French: le Jeune), (May/June 584 – 18 October 629) was king of the Franks, ruling Neustria (584–629), Burgundy (613–629) and Austrasia (613–623).
The son of Chilperic I and his third wife, Fred ...
.[Rev. Alban Butler (1866) ''The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints'' Volume II: p 142 St. Licinius, Confessor]
He founded a monastery and a Church both dedicated to St John the Baptist, and was buried there. His age at death was said to be 64 and the date 618 by one source,[ but others state earlier.][Heiligen Lexicon]
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External links
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110606002306/http://www.christdesert.org/cgi-bin/martyrology.dynamic.5.cgi?name=licinius www.christdesert.org
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