Philip of Vienne

Philip (Philippe, Philippus) was a semi-legendary Bishop of Vienne in France during the 6th century.Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, 356 pp., p. 148 ([https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6213057p/f166.item online version])Ulysse Chevalier, Regeste dauphinois, ou Répertoire chronologique et analytique des documents imprimés et manuscrits relatifs à l'histoire du Dauphiné, des origines chrétiennes à l'année 1349 (vol.1, Fascicules 1-3), Impr. valentinoise, 1912), p. 71, Acte no 424 11 septembre (573) ([https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5754452d/f44.item.r=424 online version])Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, 356 , p. 193 ([https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6213057p/f211.item.r=Philippi online version]) He is mentioned in the catalogus of the bishops of Vienne produced by Archbishop Ado of Vienne (799–875), in his Chronicle. He is considered a local and pre-congregational saint by the Roman Catholic church.

Historicity

According to the historian Ulysse Chevalier (1879), Philip was chairman at the second provincial council of Lyon, in 567, and the fourth council of Paris, in 573.Ulysse Chevalier, Notice chronologico-historique sur les archevêques de Vienne: d'après des documents paléographiques inédits, Vienne, 1879, 18 pp., p. 8 ([https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63287c/f9.image online version]) The historian Louis Duchesne (1894) confirms his participation in the Council of Paris of 573, but gives the year 570 for that of Lyon.

Veneration

He is thought to have died during the year 580. Today, the feast of Saint Philip is celebrated locally on May 3 but in the diocese of Grenoble-Vienne on July 1 with Saint Martin and all the bishop saints of Vienne.

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Category:Bishops of Vienne

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