Lyons
Gaul
Lugdunum, capital of Roman Gaul at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, became one of the earliest and most significant centers of Christianity in the western Mediterranean world.
12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Irenaeus of Lyons
Irenaeus of Lyons (130–202)
bishop, authorship, martyrdom 177–202
Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
exile residence 1097–1100
Pope Bl. Gregory X
Pope Bl. Gregory X (1210–1276)
Second Council of Lyon 1274–1275
Bonaventure
Bonaventure (1217–1274)
council; death 1274
Pope Bl. Innocent V
Pope Bl. Innocent V (1225–1276)
archbishop 1272–1273
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V (1264–1314)
papal coronation 1305
Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales (1567–1622)
death 1622
Henri de Lubac
Henri de Lubac (1896–1991)
faculty 1929–1958
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988)
theological studies 1933–1937
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV (?–1254)
papacy in exile 1244–1251
Works composed here
- 202
Against Heresies: Book I
- 202
Against Heresies: Book II
- 202
Against Heresies: Book III
- 202
Against Heresies: Book IV
- 202
Against Heresies: Book V
- 202
Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus
- 1938
Catholicism: Christ and the Common Destiny of Man
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Lyons. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Gnosticism75 passages
- The Incarnation36 passages
- Typology26 passages
- Logos Christology24 passages
- Rule of Faith20 passages
- Resurrection of the Body17 passages
- Creation Out of Nothing16 passages
- Divine Omnipotence16 passages
- Marcionism14 passages
- Recapitulation14 passages
- Christ as the Second Adam13 passages
- Docetism12 passages