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Archbishop of Lyon
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12 July 524
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Saint Viventiolus (French: Saint Vivientol) (460 – July 12, 524) (also known as Juventiole) was the Archbishop of Lyon (ancient Lugdunum) 514-523. Later canonized, his Feast Day is July 12.
He was the brother of St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon. Before becoming archbishop. Viventiolus was a monk of St. Oyend (St. Claude), in Jura. He is also the author of a book, Vie des pères du Jura (Life of the Jura Fathers), which described the beginnings of monasticism in that region.