Elpidius of Lyon explained

Elpidius of Lyon (m. Lyon, France, 422) also known as Helpidius^[1] was a pre-Congregation saint and 5th century bishop of Lyon.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [1]}

Life

He succeeded Antiochus of Lyon as bishop in 410AD and is well attested in the Episcopal lists and it was said of him that he well served his diocese,^[9] but outside of that nothing is known of his episcopate as his vita has been lost. His name was a common Roman cognomen.

Death and legacy

He died of natural causes in 422 and his relics are laid in the Benedictine church of Sant Just, in Lyon.^{[10] [11]} His feast day is 9 September.^[12]

He was succeeded by Sicarius of Lyon as Bishop.

See also

• Catholic Church in France

Notes and References

1. Claude Du Lut BREGHOT, Catalogue Lyonnais worthy of remembrance (Techener, 1839) page 102-104.
2. David M. Cheney, Archdiocese of Lyon at catholic-hierarchy.org.
3. http://catholicsaints.info/archdiocese-of-lyon-france/ Archdiocese of Lyon, France
4. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09472a.htm Lyons
5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/lyon0.htm Lyon
6. Philip T. Hoffman, Church and Community in the Diocese of Lyon, 1500–1789 (Yale University Press, 1984).M
7. Guillaume Paradin, Memoires De L'Histoire De Lyon (by Antoine Gryphius, 1573) p61
8. Étienne Joseph Poullin de Lumina, Histoire de l'église de Lyon (chez Joseph-Louis Berthoud, 1770)p 56.
9. Web site: Elpidius Sicaire | Martyrs et Saints. martyretsaint.com. March 28, 2016.
10. [Pius XII]
11. Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
12. http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0902.shtml Katherine Rabenstein I. (1998). "Saint of the Day: September 2» Saints of the Day