Ado 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M/L VIII |
Dates | 769 (taq) / 769 (tpq) |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Lyon (officeplace); Lyon; Rome |
Occupation | Bishop |
Titles | Bishop, Lyon (Francia) (office) |
Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Ado 2 was bishop of Lyon; one of the twelve bishops sent from Francia by Charlemagne and Carloman (Karoulos 1 and Karoulomannos 2) to attend the Council of Rome in April 769; the twelve were chosen for their knowledge of the Scriptures and of canon law ("
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