Feastday: September 12
Death: 551
Also known as Sardot and Serdon, bishop of Lyons. He presided over the Council of Orleans in 549 and served as a chief councilor to King Childebert I of Paris.
Sacerdos of Lyon in St Pauls church, Lyon.Saint Sacerdos (Sardot or Serdot) of Lyon (487 – 552) is a French saint whose Feast Day is 12 September. He was Archbishop of Lyon, France from 544 to 552.
Life
Sacerdos was the son of St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon, and his wife.
Sacerdos was a distinguished Bishop of Lyons who He presided at the Fifth Council of Orléans in 549 He is thought to have built the Église Saint-Paul, and the Church of Saint-Eulalia, which later became the Église Saint-Georges.
His son Saint Aurelianus was an Archbishop of Arles. His nephew Nicetius of Lyon (Nizier) succeeded him as Archbishop of Lyon.
He died at Paris, King Childebert, whose adviser he had been, assisting at his deathbed. His remains were transported to Lyons, where he was buried in the church of the Apostles, later known as the Church of Saint Nicholas.
