Desiderius of Vienne
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Desiderius of Vienne was archbishop of Vienne and a chronicler.
In conflict with Brunhilda of Austrasia
, the legitimacy of whose children he had attacked, he was deposed in 603 when she combined forces with Aridius
, bishop of Lyon. He was stoned to death, some years later, at the order of King Theuderic II of Burgundy
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He was rebuked by Gregory the Great for his interest in the pagan classics, in a letter provoked by the schooling he was providing for his clergy.
He is a Catholic saint, with feast days on February 11 and May 23. A hagiographical work was written about him by the Visigothic king Sisebuto, during the seventh century. A later life was written by Ado of Vienne.
In conflict with Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda was a Visigothic princess, married to king Sigebert I of Austrasia who ruled the eastern kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons...
, the legitimacy of whose children he had attacked, he was deposed in 603 when she combined forces with Aridius
Aridius
Aridius may refer to:*Aridius, a fictional planet in Doctor Who*Quintus Aridius Rufinus, a Roman consul of the early 3rd century...
, bishop of Lyon. He was stoned to death, some years later, at the order of King Theuderic II of Burgundy
Theuderic II
Theuderic II , king of Burgundy and Austrasia , was the second son of Childebert II...
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He was rebuked by Gregory the Great for his interest in the pagan classics, in a letter provoked by the schooling he was providing for his clergy.
He is a Catholic saint, with feast days on February 11 and May 23. A hagiographical work was written about him by the Visigothic king Sisebuto, during the seventh century. A later life was written by Ado of Vienne.