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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Antiochus, bishop of Lyon (early 5th c.)

Saint ID

S02786

Number in BH

-

Reported Death Not Before

390

Reported Death Not After

430

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04917The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 13 August.
E06326The Latin short recension of the Life of *Iustus (bishop of Lyon, ob. c. 390, S02411) recounts Iustus' departure from his see of Lyon (south-east Gaul) to live incognito as an ascetic in Egypt, his life in Egypt, his recognition by a pilgrim from Lyon, and the translation of his remains to Lyon after his death. Written in Gaul, probably in the 5th c. Full text, and full English translation.