St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon
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Saint Rusticus was the Archbishop of Lyon, since the year of 494, the successor of Saint Lupicinus of Lyon
(491 – 494). Later canonized, his Feast Day is 25 April. He was the son of Aquilinus (ca 430 – ca 470), Nobleman at Lyon schoolfellow and friend of Sidonius Apollinaris
(ca 400), who was a Vicarius
of a Province in Gaul
under the father of Sidonius Apollinaris
between 423 and 448, and wife Tullia (b. 410), and the great-grandson of Decimus Rusticus
and wife Artemia, and also of Saint Eucherius
and wife Gallia.
He was also the brother of St. Viventiolus.
Married before 480 to a daughter (born ca 460) of Ruricius
, Bishop of Limoges (then Augustoritum
) and wife Ommance, they were the parents of three children:
Lupicinus of Lyon
Saint Lupicinus was an Abbot and the Bishop of Lyon from 491 to 494. His brother was Saint Romanus of Condat.. St. Lupicinus is noted for founding the abbeys of Saint-Claude in the Jura mountains and in the Lauconne districts of France. His successor was St...
(491 – 494). Later canonized, his Feast Day is 25 April. He was the son of Aquilinus (ca 430 – ca 470), Nobleman at Lyon schoolfellow and friend of Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris
Gaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from fifth-century Gaul" according to Eric Goldberg...
(ca 400), who was a Vicarius
Vicarius
Vicarius is a Latin word, meaning substitute or deputy. It is the root and origin of the English word "vicar" and cognate to the Persian word most familiar in the variant vizier....
of a Province in Gaul
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
under the father of Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris
Gaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from fifth-century Gaul" according to Eric Goldberg...
between 423 and 448, and wife Tullia (b. 410), and the great-grandson of Decimus Rusticus
Decimus Rusticus
Decimus Rusticus of Treves and Lyon he was a Master of the Offices and the praetorian prefect of Gaul between 409 and 410 or 413. He was one of those responsible for the withdrawal from Britannia...
and wife Artemia, and also of Saint Eucherius
Eucherius of Lyon
Saint Eucherius, bishop of Lyon, was a high-born and high-ranking ecclesiastic in the Christian Church of Gaul. He is remembered for his letters advocating extreme self-abnegation. Henry Wace ranked him "except perhaps St. Irenaeus the most distinguished occupant of that see".On the death of his...
and wife Gallia.
He was also the brother of St. Viventiolus.
Married before 480 to a daughter (born ca 460) of Ruricius
Ruricius
Ruricius I , a Gallo-Roman aristocrat and bishop of Limoges from ca.485 to 510. He is one of the writers whose letters survive from late Roman Gaul depicting the influence of the Visigoths on the Roman lifestyle...
, Bishop of Limoges (then Augustoritum
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
) and wife Ommance, they were the parents of three children:
- St. SacerdosSacerdos of LyonSaint Sacerdos of Lyon is a French saint whose Feast Day is September 12. He was Archbishop of Lyon, France from 544 to September 12, 551. He was the son of St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon, and wife....
, Archbishop of Lyon - Leontius, Archbishop of LyonLeontius, Archbishop of LyonLeontius, Archbishop of Lyon was a son of St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon, and wife....
- Artemia, the wife of Florentinus, born in 485, a Senator, who were the parents of:
- Gondulf of ProvenceGondulf of ProvenceGondulf, Duke, was a Patrician of Provence who later became Bishop of Metz from the year of 591. He was a son of Florentinus , a Senator, and wife Artemia, daughter of St. Rusticus and wife.-Sources:...
, DukeDukeA duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
, Bishop of Metz - Unknown daughter, wife of MundericMundericMunderic was a Merovingian claimaint to the Frankish throne. He was a wealthy nobleman and landowner with vast estates in the region around Vitry-le-Brûle near Châlons-sur-Marne...
, Pretender of AustrasiaAustrasiaAustrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and... - St. NicetiusNicetius of LyonSaint Nicetius was Archbishop of Lyon, then Lugdunum, France, during the 6th century. He served from 552 or 553. He was ordained as a priest by Agricola, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne. He was the nephew of Saint Sacerdos, bishop of Lyon, and his successor. He revived ecclesiastical chant in his...
, ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
- Gondulf of Provence
Sources and references
- Gregory of ToursGregory of ToursSaint Gregory of Tours was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul. He was born Georgius Florentius, later adding the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather...
, Historia Francorum (The History of the Franks) (London, England: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1974). - Christian SettipaniChristian SettipaniChristian Settipani is the Technical Director of an IT company in Paris and a genealogist and historian.He has a Master of Advanced Studies degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University and is currently preparing his doctoral thesis, while he often gives lectures to students undergraduates at the...
, Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne (France: Éditions Christian, 1989). - Ford Mommaerts-Browne, "A Speculation".
- Sidonius ApollinarisSidonius ApollinarisGaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from fifth-century Gaul" according to Eric Goldberg...
, The Letters of Sidonius (Oxford: Clarendon, 1915) (orig.), pp. clx-clxxxiii; List of Correspondents, Notes, V.ix.1.