Exuperius
Saint Exuperius | |
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Bishop | |
Born | unknown |
Died | c. 410 |
Major shrine | Toulouse |
Feast | 28 September |
Exuperius (also Exsuperius) (
Life
His place and date of birth are unknown. Upon succeeding
Exuperius is best known in connection with the biblical canon. He had written to Pope Innocent I for instructions concerning the canon and several points of ecclesiastical behaviour. In reply, the Pope honoured him with the letter Consulenti Tibi, dated 20 February 405, which contained a list of the canonical scriptures.[4]
The opinion of
The precise date of his promotion to the bishop is unknown. Evidence suggests that he occupied the See of Toulouse in February 405 (as is evident from the letter of Innocent I mentioned above). It is sometimes said that Jerome reproached him in a letter to Riparius, a priest of Spain, for tolerating the heretic Vigilantius; but as Vigilantius did not belong to the diocese of Toulouse, Jerome was probably speaking of another bishop.
Exuperius was venerated as a saint from early times. In the time of Gregory of Tours he was held in equal veneration with Saturninus. His feast occurs on 28 September. The first martyrologist to assign it to this date was Usuard, who wrote towards the end of the 9th century.
References
- ^ St. Exuperius - Catholic Online
- ^ Goyau, Georges. "Toulouse." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 12 Jun. 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "St. Exuperius - Encyclopedia Volume - Catholic Encyclopedia - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ including the deuterocanonical books of the Catholic Canon. The assertion of non-Catholic writers that the Canon of Innocent I excluded the Apocrypha is not true, if they mean to extend the term "Apocrypha" to the deuterocanonical books.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Exuperius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.