Saint Verus of Vienne or Verus I of Vienne ( or ''Vérus de Vienne'', also ; ; 4th century), is a saint of the

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(feast day: 1 August) and a 4th-century

bishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to wh ...

in France.

Life

Verus, whose origins and earlier life are unknown, was bishop of Vienne.Ulysse Chevalier, ''Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits'', Vienne, 1879, pp. 5–6
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accessed May 2022)Louis Duchesne, ''Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier)'', Thorin et fils, Paris, 1894, vol. 3, p. 146
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accessed May 2022)Gérard Lucas, ''Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins: Chroniques littéraires sur l'histoire de la cité, des Allobroges à la fin du Ve siècle de notre ère'', MOM Éditions (Travaux de la Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée), 2018, pp. 247–270: "Adon de Vienne, Chronique", particularly the "Tableau récapitulatif de la liste des évêques de Vienne jusqu'à Avit",
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accessed May 2020) Duchesne's interpretation of the traditional chronology, of which there are conflicting versions, makes Verus the fourth bishop. He is recorded as having attended the Council of Arles in 314. Verus is venerated as a saint, with his feast day celebrated on 1 August, according to Ado's ''Martyrologie'' and the

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Chevalier's chronology

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, on the basis of a passage in Ado, added an earlier Verus to the traditional chronology, dating him to the reign of the

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: Chevalier further mentions him as having received a letter from

Pope Pius I Pius I (, Greek: Πίος) was the bishop of Rome from 140 to his death 154, according to the ''Annuario Pontificio''. His dates are listed as 142 or 146 to 157 or 161, respectively. He is considered to have opposed both the Valentinians and ...

(c. 140–c. 154). This letter of the pope is the first document mentioned by Chevalier in the ''Regeste dauphinois'' (1912), with a date estimated as around 140/155 or 142/156.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. 1, Acte 1
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accessed May 2022) This document however forms part of the collection of "false privileges", which are considered to be probably spurious.Louis Duchesne, ''Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier)'', Thorin et fils, Paris, 1894, vol. 3, pp. 162–164
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accessed May 2022)

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Life

Chevalier's chronology

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