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Brizio (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint

BRIZIO (BRICCIO, BRICCIUS, BRICCIUS, BRISIUS), SANTO

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Also known as: Brice of Tours

BRIZIO (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint. - Bishop of Tours from 397 to 444. A disciple of St. Martin, he at first responded little to the Saint's care, but afterward he merited being called to succeed him. Driven from the diocese following accusations, the Council of Turin (398) fully vindicated him, so that shortly afterward he was able to return to his see, which he held with honor for 47 years. He was buried in the basilica he had built over the tomb of St. Martin. His feast already occurs in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum on 13 November.

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BIBL.: Sulpicius Severus, Dialog., III, 15 (PL XX, col. 220); Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, II, 1; X, 31; L. Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule, II, 2nd ed., Paris 1910, p. 303; Martyr, Romanum, p. 520.

Giuseppe Sanità

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

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Sanità, Giuseppe. “Brizio (Briccio, briccius, briccius, brisius), 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/brizio-briccio-briccius-briccius-brisius-santo.

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Sanità, Giuseppe. “Brizio (Briccio, briccius, briccius, brisius), santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 110. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/brizio-briccio-briccius-briccius-brisius-santo.

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  author    = {Sanità, Giuseppe},
  title     = {Brizio (Briccio, briccius, briccius, brisius), 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/brizio-briccio-briccius-briccius-brisius-santo}
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