Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Church Fathers Fathers and ecclesiastical writers up to the end of the 8th century, anonymous works

Salonius of Geneva

SALONIO DI GINEVRA

By Erik Peterson

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Also known as: Saint Salonius; Latin: Salonius Genevensis

SALONIUS OF GENEVA. - Son of Eucherius of Lyon, brother of Veranius (bishop of Vence), St. became bishop of Geneva before 439.

He wrote an Expositio mystica in Parabolas Salomonis (PL 53, 967-94) and one in Ecclesiastam (ibid. 993-1012) in the form of a dialogue with his brother. Together with Bishop Ceretius of Grenoble the two brothers wrote a letter to Pope Leo I concerning his Epistola dogmatica (cf. Leo M., Ep. 68: PL 54, 887-90).

Bibliography

BIBL.: M. Besson, Un évêque exégète de Genève au milieu de 5ᵉ siècle, in Anzeiger für Schweizer Geschichte, new series, 9 (1902-1905), p. 252 ff.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 1699.

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Peterson, Erik. “Salonio di Ginevra.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1699. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/salonio-di-ginevra.

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Peterson, Erik. “Salonio di Ginevra.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1699. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/salonio-di-ginevra.

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  title     = {Salonio di Ginevra},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
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