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Saint Achilleus of Vienne

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

23-Apr

Died

Scourged, had their legs crushed, were bound to wheels in motion, stifled with smoke while stretched on the rack, and finally run through with a sword in 212 at Valence, France

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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Saint Achilleus of Vienne, a devoted deacon of the early Church, is remembered for his steadfast witness in the evangelization of Gaul. Sent by Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, to preach the Gospel around the city of Vienne in southern Gaul (modern-day France), he dedicated himself to establishing the Christian community in this Roman region during the late second century

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