Zachary of Vienne
bishop of Vienne and saint
Feast: 26 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Zacharias of Vienne, also sometimes Zachary or Zachariah, was traditionally the second Bishop of Vienne (Latin: Vienna) in what is now Isère, France, until he was supposedly martyred in 106 AD during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. He was one of the first Christian evangelists in France. He is venerated locally and is one of the patron saints of the city of Vienne. His feast day is celebrated on 26 May.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q139570 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Zacharias of Vienne (CC BY-SA)
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