Zacharias of Vienne
According to tradition, Zacharias of Vienne was an early bishop of Vienne in southern France. Its historical existence and dating is uncertain, but probably falls into the 3rd century .
In the list of bishops of Vienne he is listed second after Saint Crescentius . He, who was a student of Peter , had chosen Zacharias as his successor in the episcopate. Zacharias himself was a student of Paul . Zacharias lived outside Vienne in the house of a Christian widow named Fuscina and converted numerous residents of the area before the governor Pompejus seized him and asked him to sacrifice to the Roman gods in the nearby Martian temple. After Zacharias refused, he was stoned in front of the Gratian Gate. Martin, his successor in the bishopric, then arranged for an honorable burial and built a chapel over the grave. The world chronicle of Ado von Vienne dates the martyrdom of Zacharias to the time of the Emperor Trajan , but since the fourth bishop of Vienne and successor of Martin, Verus I , is only attested in 314, such an early date seems unlikely.
Zacharias has been venerated as a saint at least since the time of Bishop Ado von Vienne ( 9th century ) . His feast day is May 26th and 27th respectively.
literature
- Johannes Hofmann : Zacharias of Vienne. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 14, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-073-5 , Sp. 307.
- Zacharias, S .. In: Johann E. Stadler , Franz Joseph Heim, Johann N. Ginal (eds.): Complete Lexicon of Saints ... , Volume 5 (Q-Z), B. Schmid'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (A. Manz), Augsburg 1882, p. 848 .
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| SURNAME | Zacharias of Vienne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint of the Christian Church and martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century or 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century |
| Place of death | Vienne (Isere) |