Saint Eucherius, bishop of Lyon, (died c. 449) was a high-born and high-ranking ecclesiastic in the Christian Church of Gaul. He is remembered for his letters advocating extreme self-abnegation. Henry Wace ranked him "except perhaps St. Irenaeus the most distinguished occupant of that see". On the death of his wife, as was a common 5th century practice, he withdrew for a time to the monastery of Lérins, … Wikipedia
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