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Saint Ostianus

Also known as

Ostian
Ostiane
Ostiano
Hostien

30 June

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A relative of King Sigismund of Burgundy and Saint Venantius of Viviers. Ostianus gave away all his possessions, was ordained a priest and evangelized the area of the dioceses of Viviers and Puy in 6th century France, working with Saint Venantius. Known for healing miracles, including returning eyesight to the blind. Late in life he settled as a hermit near Viviers.

Died

relics enshrined by Bishop Bernoin in the mid-9th century
in 1711 the city council of Viviers requested that the relics be processed from the church of San Martin di Couspiè through the city to end a drought
relics rediscovered in a stone sarcophagus in 1869
some relics transferred to the cathedral of Viviers, France on 19 August 1880
some relics enshrined in the Saint-Ostian chapel in the church of Saint Martin di Couspiè