Zechariah_of_Lyon

Zechariah of Lyon

Zechariah of Lyon

Late 2nd/early third century bishop of Lyon

Zechariah of Lyon (Latin: Zacharias) was the third bishop of Lyon.[1] He is recognised as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.[2] His feast day is celebrated on 28 June.[3][4]

Very little is known of his life. He escaped from the persecution of 202 and succeeded St. Irenaeus as bishop of Lyon.

References

  1. [1]
    David M. Cheney, Archdiocese of Lyon Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine at catholic-hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
  2. [2]
    Archdiocese of Lyon, France Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at Catholic Saints.info.
  3. [3]
    Jules Baudot, Dictionnaire d'hagiographie, 1925, p.59.
  4. [4]
    Bernard Berthod, Jacqueline Boucher, Bruno Galland, Régis Ladous and André Pelletier, Archevêques de Lyon, (Lyon, éditions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire, 2012), p191
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