Reticius
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| Saint Reticius | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Died | ~334 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | May 15 |
Saint Reticius (or Rheticus, Rheticius) (French: Saint Rhétice) (early 4th century) was a bishop of Autun, the first one known to history, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. He was a Gallo-Roman, and an ecclesiastical writer, and served as bishop of this see from around 310 to 334 AD.[1]
He traveled on behalf of Emperor Constantine the Great in 313 to the Synod of Rome and in 314 to the Synod of Arles, in order to bring about a resolution to the dispute with the Donatists.[2]
Gregory of Tours praised Reticius in his writings.[2] Saint Jerome mentions Reticius in his De Viris Illustribus:
- RETICIUS, bishop of Autun, among the Aedui, had a great reputation in Gaul in the reign of
- Constantine. I have read his commentaries On the Song of Songs and another great volume
- Against Novatian but besides these, I have found no works of his.[3]
Reticius was succeeded by Cassian of Autun, also venerated as a saint.
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- Reticius von Autun (German)
