Dionysius of Vienne

Commemorated May 8

Hiero martyr saint Dionysius of Vienne was the sixth Bishop of Vienne, in France. Around A.D. 177 Dionysius succeeded St. Justus as Bishop of Vienne, in Dauphiné, France. He was martyred after A.D. 193, under Emperor Septimius Severus, and his feast day is on May 8.