Lugdunum
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Lugdunum was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon.
Gallic Murus Gallicus, Lyon, La Tène culture
The site of Lugdunum along the border of pre-Roman Gaul and the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis in the south of modern-day France during the lifetime of Julius Caesar
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
Amphithéâtre des Trois-Gaules in Lyon
Irenaeus
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Irenaeus was a Greek bishop in the second century, noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development
Lugdunum
…Sanctus of Vienne. Their ashes were thrown into the Rhône. Nevertheless, the Christian community either survived or was reconstituted, and under Bishop Irenaeus it continued to grow in size and influence. The 2nd century ended with another struggle for imperial succession. The emperor Pertinax was murdered in…
Stained-glass portrait by Lucien Bégule, 1901
Fresco of Saint Irenaeus from Christ the Savior Russian Orthodox Church, Wayne, West Virginia
Cambridge University library manuscript 4113 / Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 405. Irenaeus. c. 200 AD.
Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne