Rusticus of Narbonne [SEP] canonization status
Rusticus of Narbonne
Saint Rusticus of Narbonne (in French Saint Rustique) (d. 26 October perhaps 461) was a bishop of Narbonne and Catholic saint of Gaul, born either at Marseilles or at Narbonne.
According to the Roman Martyrology, when he had completed his education in Gaul, Rusticus went to Rome, where he soon gained a reputation as a public speaker, but he wished to embrace the contemplative life. He wrote to Jerome, who advised him to continue his studies, commending him to imitate the virtues
Catholic Encyclopedia": "Rusticus of Narbonne"
- Letter of Leo the Great (CLXVII) to Rusticus
Further reading.
- Marrou, Henri-Irenee, "Le dossier epigraphique de l'eveque Rusticus de Narbonne," "Rivista di archeologia cristiana" 3-4 (1970) pp 331– 349.