Saint Reticius (or Rheticus, Rheticius) (French: Saint Rhétice) (early 4th century) was a bishop of Autun, the first one known to history, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. He was a Gallo-Roman, and an ecclesiastical writer, and served as bishop of this see from around 310 to 334 AD.[1]
Reticius | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Died | ~334 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Autun Cathedral |
| Feast | May 15 |
He traveled on behalf of Emperor Constantine the Great in 313 to the Synod of Rome and in 314 to the Synod of Arles, in order to bring about a resolution to the dispute with the Donatists.[2]
Gregory of Tours praised Reticius in his writings.[2] Saint Jerome mentions Reticius in his De Viris Illustribus:
- Reticius, bishop of Autun, among the Aedui, had a great reputation in Gaul in the reign of
- Constantine. I have read his commentaries On the Song of Songs and another great volume
- Against Novatian but besides these, I have found no works of his.[3]
Reticius was succeeded by Cassian of Autun, also venerated as a saint.
References
edit- ^ "Autun". Catholic Encyclopedia. 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "Reticius von Autun". Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ Saint Jerome. "Lives of Illustrious Men. Chapter LXXXII". Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
External links
edit- Josef Rist (1994). "Reticius, Bischof von Autun". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 8. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 57–58. ISBN 3-88309-053-0.
- Reticius von Autun (in German)