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Arcontius
French bishop and martyr
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Feast: 10 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
740
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Viviers along the Rhône in France, Saint Arcontius, bishop.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 10 January as a bishop in the territory of Viviers.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2333870 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.