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Saint Desiderius of Langres

detail of a stained glass window of Saint Desiderius of Langres, date unknown, artist unknown; abbey church at Saint-Antoine L'Abbaye, Isère, France; photographed on 6 September 2011 by GFreihalter; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Desiderius of Genoa
Desiderius of Vienne
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Dizier…
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23 May
11 February (Hieronymian Martyrology)

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Bishop of Langres, France. Supported the Acts of the Council of Serdica in 343. Killed by Vandal invaders while trying to negotiate with them for the people in his diocese. Martyr with many of his flock.

Born

307 in Genoa, Italy

beheaded c.356 near Langres, France
buried in Langres

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
Short Lives of the Saints, by Eleanor Cecilia Donnelly

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english

images
- Santi e Beati
- Wikimedia Commons

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Cathopedia
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Desiderius of Langres“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 January 2024. Web. 19 April 2024. <>