Patiens of Lyon

Who they were

At Lyon in France, Saint Patiens, bishop, who, moved by charity, distributed wheat free of charge to the cities along the Rhône and the Saône to relieve the populations oppressed by famine, and devoted himself fully to an apostolate of converting heretics and caring for the needy.

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 11 September as a bishop of Lyon who fed famine-stricken cities and cared for the needy.

Connected on this site

• Germanus of Auxerre Saint
  “It was Bishop Patiens who commissioned Constantius of Lyon to write the Vita Germani (Life of Germanus), a hagiography of Germanus of Auxerre.” — Wikipedia
• Sidonius Apollinaris Saint
  “His contemporary, Sidonius Apollinaris, admired Patiens and said that, despite the austerity of his life, he made himself "all things to all men." He played his part zealously in repressing the heresies of his time; but is especially remembered for his great dedication to the poor, not only of his own Diocese, but…” — Wikipedia