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Also known as Salonius of Vienne, St. Salonius, Salonius of Geneva

Salonius (c. 400 – 28 September 475) known as Salonius of Geneva was a confessor and bishop of the 5th century. He was a son of Eucherius of Lyon and Galla. He was educated at Lérins Abbey, first by Hilary of Arles, then by Salvianus and Vincent of Lérins. In 440, he was elected bishop of Geneva and, as such, took part in the Synod of Orange (441), the Synod of Vaison (442), and the Synod of Arles in 451. He has also been listed as the bishop of Genoa, but it is not clear if this was a later appointment or if the word Geneva was incorrectly written as Genova. He was an accomplished Latin eccle

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  • De dialectis Epirotarum, Acarnanum, Aetolorum, Aenianum, Phthiotarum
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  • Vitae patrum; Kritische Untersuchungen über Text, Syntax und Wortschatz der spätlateinischen Vitae Patrum (B. III, V, VI, VII)
  • Petroniana I
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Saint
Saint.name
Salonius of Geneva
Saint.birth_date
c. 400
Saint.death_date
28 September 475
Saint.feast_day
28 September
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic Church
Saint.birth_place
Lyon, France
Saint.death_place
Geneva, Switzerland
Saint.titles
Bishop and Confessor
Saint.canonized_date
Pre-Congregation
Saint.attributes
Bishop vestmentMiterCrosier
Saint.patronage
Lyon

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Salonius (c. 400 – 28 September 475) known as Salonius of Geneva was a confessor and bishop of the 5th century. He was a son of Eucherius of Lyon and Galla. He was educated at Lérins Abbey, first by Hilary of Arles, then by Salvianus and Vincent of Lérins. In 440, he was elected bishop of Geneva and, as such, took part in the Synod of Orange (441), the Synod of Vaison (442), and the Synod of Arles in 451. He has also been listed as the bishop of Genoa, but it is not clear if this was a later appointment or if the word Geneva was incorrectly written as Genova. He was an accomplished Latin ecclesiastical writer. Most notably, he composed mystical and allegorical interpretations of the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. His feast day is 28 September.

His brother was Veranus of Vence.

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