medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I just wrote:
> 5) Nicetius of Lyon (d. 573)... N. came from a priestly family
> (his father had declined an offer to be bishop of Geneva and an uncle
> was bishop of Lyon) and was trained for the church from an early age.
> Ordained priest at the age of forty in about 513, he became bishop of
> Lyon, succeeding his uncle Agricola, in 552/53.
Er, that should have read "Ordained priest at the age of thirty in 543..."
Apologies for the double slip.
--JD
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