Divitianus

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Saint Divitianus was a 3rd-century pre-congregational saint of France. He was the Bishop of Soissons from about 310 to 320, and the grandson of Saint Sinicus. He died in the first quarter of the 4th century and is thought to have been buried in the Basilica of Abbaye de Saint-Crespin-le-Grand.[1]

His feast day is 5 October.[2] [3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Dictionary of Christian Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  2. ^ Henri Martin, Paul Lacroix, Histoire de Soissons, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu' à nos jours d'après les sources originales, Volume 1 (Arnould, 1837) page 103.
  3. ^ Jean Du Fraisse, L'origine des eglises de France: prouvée par la succession de ses evêques (Chez Estienne Michallet, 1688) page 102.
  4. ^ Chastelain, Viton de Saint-Allais, Martyrologe universel (Méquignon, 1823). page 375.