Sidonius (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Paul Lejay · 1913
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Sidonius, a Christian author and Bishop of Clermont, was born at Lyons about 430 and died at Clermont about August 480. His father and grandfather, both Christians, had been prefects of the Gauls. About 452 he married Papianilla, daughter of Avitus, who became emperor late in 455 and set up a statue of his son-in-law in Trajan's Forum. Sidonius honored his father-in-law with a panegyric when Avitus became consul.
After Avitus fell, Sidonius yielded to Majorian and praised him in turn. He then backed Theodoric II of the Visigoths and later Anthemius, whose second consulate he celebrated at Rome before becoming prefect of the city. About 470 he returned to Gaul and was elected Bishop of Clermont against his wishes, as the one man able to hold Roman power against Euric. With General Ecdicius he resisted until Clermont fell, abandoned by Rome, in 474.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Paul Lejay |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |