Saint Martin of Vienne was the legendary third bishop of Vienne, in France, believed to have lived in the 2nd (or 3rdGCatholic.org: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne) century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with a feast day celebrated locally in Vienne on 1 July.
Although he is mentioned in the 8th century by Archbishop Ado in his Chronicles,Adon de Vienne, Chronique, VI, col. 86D4.3, in Vienne dans les textes grecs et latins, Gérard Lucas, pp.247–270, 2016 (online version) it has since been questioned whether he ever existed.Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Provinces du Sud-Est (tome premier), vol. 3, Paris, Thorin et fils, 1894, pp. 145-146 (online version)André Pelletier, Vienna, Vienne, Presses universitaires de Lyon, coll. "Galliae civitates", 2001, p. 163 (online version)
A district and a bridge in the old town of Vienne are named after him, as is the town of Saint-Martin-l'Ars, in the department of Vienne.Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne en 2 tomes – Édition FLOHIC – 2002 –
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