In 603, in a conflict with Brunhilda of Austrasia, the legitimacy of whose children he had attacked,[3] he was deposed after she combined forces with Aridius, bishop of Lyon.

He was stoned to death, some years later,[4] at the order of King Theuderic II of Burgundy.

[5] He was rebuked by Gregory the Great for his interest in the pagan classics, in a letter provoked by the schooling he was providing for his clergy.

[7] In the Eastern Orthodox Church, his feast is celebrated on May 23 because of confusing him with Desiderius of Langres.

[2] A hagiographical work was written about him by the Visigothic king Sisebuto, during the 7th century.