Saint Desiderius of Vienne

Memorial

• 11 February
• formerly 23 May

Profile

Educated in Vienne, France and a noted classics scholar, he became an Archdeacon and then Bishop of Vienne. Exiled and deposed for his defense of orthodox Christianity, he returned only to be assassinated. Martyr.

Born

• Autun, France

Died

• 608 at Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne, France
• relics enshrined in Vienne, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Desiderius of Vienne“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 June 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>