Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Saints & hagiography Saints

Brittone, Saint

BRITTONE, SANTO

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BRITTONE, Saint. - Bishop of Trier from 373 to 386; in 374 he took part in the Council of Valence. He took part in the Roman Council of 382 as primate, in fact if not by right, of all the churches of Gaul. This explains why in the letter of the Fathers to the ecumenical Council of Constantinople (381-82) his name appears immediately after those of Pope Damasus and St. Ambrose of Milan. However, having returned to his homeland, he did not trouble to exercise his office of primate. He welcomed the fugitive Itacius, bishop of Ossobona, persecuted by the Priscillianists. He obtained from the usurper Maximus that these should be tried and condemned (386). He died in 386 and is celebrated as a saint in the diocese of Trier on 5 May.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Fliche-Martin-Fruaz, III, pp. 303, 473, 476.

Ireneo Daniele

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By Ireneo Daniele

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 110.

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Daniele, Ireneo. “Brittone, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 110. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/brittone-santo.

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Daniele, Ireneo. “Brittone, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 110. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/brittone-santo.

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@incollection{ec3_brittone_santo,
  author    = {Daniele, Ireneo},
  title     = {Brittone, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {110},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/brittone-santo}
}

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