Apollinaris of Valence
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Saint Apollinaris of Valence, born in Vienne, France, was bishop of Valence, France, at the time of the irruption of the barbarians. Valence, which was the central see of the recently founded Kingdom
Stained glass depiction of Apollinaris in the Valence Cathedral
Saint Apollinaris Cathedral in Valencia
Avitus of Vienne
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Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus was a Latin poet and bishop of Vienne in Gaul. His fame rests in part on his poetry, but also on the role he played as secretary for the Burgundian kings.
Apollinaris of Valence
…of a family of nobles and saints; his father was Hesychius, bishop of Vienne, where episcopal honors were informally hereditary, and where his brother Avitus would also serve as bishop. His paternal grandfather was an unknown western emperor of Rome. He was a cousin of Tonantius Ferreolus, whom he visited…
Statue in Saint-Avit dans la Drôme, in France