Biography
Aule of Viviers
About Aule of Viviers
Aule is remembered as a bishop of Viviers in the seventh century. The diocesan notice reproduced by Nominis emphasizes the antiquity of his local cult.
Tradition associates him with purchasing the freedom of captives and enslaved people.
The diocesan account also warns that a later Life combines marvelous stories with historical material. It records the transfer of his relics to the cathedral in the fourteenth century.
The diocesan calendar lists him on April 30.
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