Christian Feast Day: Sidonius Apollinaris

Sidonius Apollinaris

5th-century Gallic poet, diplomat, bishop, and Catholic saint

Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris, was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Born into the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, he was son-in-law of Emperor Avitus and was appointed Urban prefect of Rome by Emperor Anthemius in 468. In 469 he was…