Dedicatory Letter

This does not seem to have been said without cause; for in that place, several very ancient ruins are visible, serving as a great testament to its antiquity. There are also those who claim
Marcomir, King of the Franks.

The Trojans.

that Tournon was built by Marcomir, King of the Eastern Franks, whose lineage is traced back to the Trojans, and specifically to Aeneas During the Renaissance, it was a popular "national myth" to claim that the French (Franks) were descended from Trojan refugees, mirroring the Roman origin story in the Aeneid. However, the most widely accepted authors maintain that Marcomir was not the original founder, but rather the restorer of the city. Indeed, the City of Tournon has attained no common praise and glory, not only for its antiquity or the pleasant climate of the location (which nature seems to have provided), but also for its most excellent and wise men, who are found there in great number. For it is established both
Saint Justus.

Saint Viator.

by the Annals of Lyons original: "Lugdunēfiū"; referring to the city of Lyon, France and by the brilliant histories of other writers that Justus and Viator, bishops of the Church of Lyons, traced their origin from the House of Tournon and have been numbered among the saints original: "in Deorum numerum relatos"; literally "enrolled in the number of the gods," a classical Latin idiom Champier uses to describe Christian canonization.
Saint Justus died in Egypt.

The Church of Saint Justus in Lyons was built by the Tournon family.

That Saint Justus of Tournon was a man of wondrous holiness and possessed a prophetic spirit; he died in Egypt, but his body, along with the relics of his assistant, the blessed Viator, was brought back to Lyons by devout citizens. They were entombed with the honor they deserved in the Basilica The Collegiate Church of Saint-Just in Lyon, which was a major religious center in the Middle Ages that was built by your ancestors. From this House of Tournon...