VERDUN Desideratus

Abt 0500 - Abt 0554  (54 years)

• Name	VERDUN Desideratus
  Birth	Abt 0500
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0554
  Notes	Desideratus, Bishop of Verdun (529 - 554).[4] alias: Desiderius;[5] Saint (St.) Désiré;[6] Parents Unsourced father: Gondebald of Burgundy (see: Lewis; Boddy).[7][8] Fictional father: Torquatius Children Syagrus.[9][10] Occupation 529-554: Bishop of Verdun.[11] Events ante 547: Exiled by Theudebert I.[12][1] Research Notes links: Desiderius, Bishop of Verdun (Geni);[13] Rootsweb[14] Lewis, M. (n.d.). Desideratus, Bishop of Verdun M, #103379, b. circa 505, d. circa 554. Web.[15] (Citing: Maurice Boddy Web Site showing Middle & Far East Families, 7/7/2007 -- CAUTION: Unsourced).[16] Sources ↑ Theudebert Merovingian (499/504-547), was the son of Theoderic I ... but Gregory of Tours calls him the son of Clovis, "specifying that he was born before the death of his paternal grandfather," (Cawley, 2006).[1] ... In any case, although Theudebert exiled the bishop, he still loaned him money in a business deal, briefly recorded by Gregory of Tours.[2][3] Cochini, C. (1990). "Married clerics: First seven centuries." Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy. Ignatius Press. Google Books.[17] (citing Gregory of Tours). Goyau, G. (1907). Bourges. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016 from New Advent.[18] Goyau, G. (1912). Diocese of Verdun. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016 from New Advent.[19] Gruyter, W. (2008). Biographical Index of the Middle Ages, (pp. 305). Google Books.[20] Mathisen, R. (2013). Roman Aristocrats in Barbarian Gaul: Strategies for Survival in an Age of Transition. University of Texas Press. Google Books.[21] Wikipedia: Bishopric of Verdun#Sixth century Wood, I. (2014). The Merovingian Kingdoms 450 - 751, (pp. 67). Routledge. Google Books.[22]
  Person ID	I58853	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BOURGOGNE Gundobald,   b. Abt 0482, Lyons, Rhone, France d. France
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SOISSONS Unknown,   b. Abt 0485, Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. VERDUN Syagrius,   b. Bef 0550  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026