Lupus of Troyes

Saint

Lupus of Troyes
Le Lou-du-Lac Église
Bornc. 383
Toul, Western Roman Empire
Diedc. 479[1]
Troyes
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
FeastJuly 29
Attributesdepicted with a diamond falling from heaven as he celebrates Mass; shown holding a chalice with a diamond in it or at the altar, giving a diamond to a king[2]

Lupus (French: Loup, Leu; Welsh: Bleiddian; c. 383 – c. 478 AD) was an early bishop of Troyes. Around 426, the bishops in Britain requested assistance from the bishops of Gaul in dealing with Pelagianism. Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus were sent.

  1. ^ Holmes, T. Scott. The Origin and Development of the Christian Church in Gaul During the First Six Centuries of the Christian Era, Mac Millan, 1911, p. 480
  2. ^ "Saint of the Day, July 29". Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-22.