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