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The former French diocese of Saintes existed from the sixth century, to the French Revolution. Its see was at Saintes in western France, in the modern department of Charente-Maritime. After the Concordat of 1801, its territory passed mainly to the diocese of La Rochelle. ==History== Saintes has numerous Roman monuments. The oldest bishop of known date is Peter, who took part in the Council of Orléans (511). The first bishop, however, is St. Eutropius. Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem written in the second half of the sixth century, makes explicit mention of him in connection with Saintes. Eutropius was said to be a Persian of royal descent, ordained and sent to Gaul by St. Clement; at Saintes he converted to Christianity the governor's daughter, St. Eustelle, and like her suffered martyrdom. This tradition is noted by Gregory of Tours, with a cautious ''ut fertur''; Saintes is thus the only church of Gaul which Gregory traces back to the first century. This evidence is much weakened, says Louis Duchesne, by Gregory's remark to the effect that no one knew the history of St. Eutropius before the removal of his relics by Bishop Palladius, which took place about 590. At this tardy date seems to have arisen the account of Eutropius as a martyr. Among the bishops of Saintes are mentioned: *St. Vivianus (d. 490), once Count of Saintes, later a monk *St. Trojanus, died about 532 *St. Concordius (middle of the sixth century) *St. Pallais (Palladius) (573–596), to whom Gregory the Great recommended St. Augustine on way to England *St. Leontius, bishop 625 to 627–634. *Cardinal Raimond Perauld (1503–05), an ecclesiastical writer, several times nuncio, legate for a crusade, against the infidels, and the re-establishment of peace between Maximilian and Louis XII *Cardinal François Soderini (1507–16), who died in Rome as dean of the Sacred College *his nephew Jules Soderini (1516–44) *Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon (1544–50), cardinal in 1548, afterward Archbishop of Rouen, whom Mayenne wished later to make King of France *Pierre Louis de La Rochefoucauld (1782–92), killed at Paris with his brother, the Bishop of Beauvais, 2 September 1792.〔(Catholic Encyclopedia: La Rochelle )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ancient Diocese of Saintes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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