Alpinus (Albinus) of Lyon | |
Titles: | Bishop of Lyon |
Death Date: | c.400CE |
Feast Day: | 15 September |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
Albin or Alpin (Latin: Alpinus) is the 14th bishop of Lyon who succeeded Saint Just. He is recognized as a Saint by both the Roman Catholic Church.[1] and the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on 15 September.
It seems that the name was originally Alpin, quickly softened to Albin by Bede and the martyrologies which succeed him. According to them, Albin succeeds Justus in 390 and was a holy bishop.[2] Tradition assigns him the foundation of the St. Stephen's Church, where he was buried. He died shortly before 400AD.[3]