Lupicinus of Lyon

Lupicinus of Lyon

Saint Lupicinus (c. 486) was an Abbot and the Bishop of Lyon from 491 to 494. [ [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saintS/saintl0w.htm Catholic Forum] , accessed February 8, 2007.] His brother was Saint Romanus of Condat. [ [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4358 Catholic.org] , accessed February 8, 2007] . St. Lupicinus is noted for founding the abbeys of Saint-Claude in the Jura mountains and in the Lauconne districts of France. His successor was St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon.

References

*"The Life of the Jura Fathers: The Life and Rule of the Holy Fathers Romanus, Lupicinus, and Eugendus, Abbots of the Monasteries in the Jura Mountains", Trans. by Tim Vivian, Kim Vivian, and Jeffrey Burton Russell, (Spencer, Mass.: Cistercian Publications, 1999).


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