Hesychius I (bishop of Grenoble)
Hesychius or Isicius (
bishop of Grenoble
at the end of the 6th century.
Life
Hesychius was a member of "one of the principal Gallo-Roman families of 'Bourgogne'",
The dates of his episcopacy are not precisely known but have been estimated as from 573 to 601.[2][3][4]
Hesychius was a signatory of several
King Guntram: Council of Paris (573), First Council of Mâcon (581), Council of Lyon (583),[5] Council of Valence (584), Second Council of Mâcon (585).[6][7]
He was one of the bishops gathered at Poitiers before pronouncing on the nuns of the Abbaye Sainte-Croix who had rebelled in 589 and 590. [6][7]
Hesychius apparently died in or shortly after 601.[6]
References
- ^ a b Bligny 1979, p. 22.
- ^ Bligny 1979, p. 329–330.
- ^ Pontal 1989, p. 156.
- ^ Pontal 1989, p. 161.
- ^ Pontal 1989, p. 160.
- ^ a b c Duchesne 1907, p. 231.
- ^ a b Le Camus 1868, p. 7.
Sources
- Bligny, Bernard (1979). "Histoire des diocèses de France: Grenoble". Histoire des Diocèses de France (in French). 12. Paris: Éditions Beauchesne. ISSN 0336-0539.
- Le Camus, M le Cardinal Etienne (1868). Chevalier, Ulysse (ed.). Catalogue des évêques de Grenoble (in French). Grenoble: Imprimerie de Prudhomme.
- Duchesne, Louis (1907). Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier) (in French) (2nd ed.). Paris: Albert Fontemoing. Anc. Thorin et fils.
- Pontal, Odette (1989). Konziliengeschichte: Die Synoden im Merowingerreich (in German). Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh. ISBN 3-506-74684-7.
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