Saint Arcontius of Viviers

Also known as

• Arconzio
• Arconce

Memorial

• 10 January
• 19 January (diocese of Viviers, France)

Profile

Bishop of Viviers, France. Killed by a mob for defending the rights of the Church in a local matter. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded in 745 in Viviers, France
• interred in the church of San Vincenzo in Viviers
• relics burned by Calvinists in 1568

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Arcontius of Viviers“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 January 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>