Saint Justus of Lyons
- Memorial
- 2 September
- Profile
- Deacon at Vienne, France.
Bishop of Lyons in 374.
Presided over the Council of Aquileia.
Opposed Arianism.
Friend of Saint Ambrose.
When a violently insane criminal sought sanctuary in the cathedral after attacking people in the street, yet was still killed by an avenging mob, Justus, along with his assistance Saint Viator, left his see in disillusion.
The two spent the rest of their days as prayerful hermits in the desert near hermit in Alexandria, Egypt.
- Born
- at Vivarais, Gaul (modern France)
- Died
- 390 in the Egyptian desert of natural causes;
relics returned to Lyons, France
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Omer Englebert
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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