claim: The Maltese language is an unofficial language of the European Union.
evidence: Saint Apollinaris of Valence -LRB- also known as Aplonay -RRB- -LRB- 453 -- 520 -RRB- , born in Vienne , France , was bishop of Valence , France , at the time of the irruption of the barbarians .. Vienne. Vienne. France. France. bishop of Valence. bishop of Valence. barbarians. barbarians. Valence , which was the central see of the recently founded Kingdom of the Burgundians , had been scandalized by the dissolute Bishop Maximus , and the see in consequence had been vacant for fifty years .. Kingdom of the Burgundians. Kingdom of the Burgundians. Apollinaris was of a family of nobles and saints ; one known relative was a cousin , Tonantius Ferreolus , whom he visited in 517 .. Tonantius Ferreolus. Tonantius Ferreolus ( senator ). He was little over twenty when he was ordained a priest .. In 486 , when he was thirty-three years old , he was made bishop of the long vacant See of Valence , and under his care abuses were corrected and morals reformed , restoring its previous stature .. Bishop Apollinaris was so beloved that the news of his first illness filled the city with consternation .. He attended a conference at Lyon , between the Arians and Catholics , held in presence of King Gundobad , where he distinguished himself by his eloquence and learning .. Lyon. Lyon. Arians. Arianism. Catholics. Catholics. Gundobad. Gundobad. A contestation in defence of marriage brought Apollinaris again into prominence .. Stephen , the treasurer of the kingdom , was living in incest .. incest. incest. The four bishops of the province commanded him to separate from his companion , but he appealed to the King , who sustained his official and exiled the four bishops to Sardinia .. Sardinia. Sardinia. As they refused to yield , the King relented , and after some time permitted them to return to their Sees , with the exception of Apollinaris , whose defiance had made him particularly obnoxious to the Kind , and was kept a close prisoner for a year .. At last the King , stricken with a severe illness , repented , and the Queen in person came to beg Apollinaris to go to the court to restore the monarch to health .. On his refusal , the Queen asked for his cloak to place on the sufferer .. The request was granted , the King was cured , and came to beg absolution for his sin .. Apollinaris was sixty-four years old when he returned from Sardinia to Valence , and his people received him with joy .. Sardinia. Sardinia. He died after an episcopate of thirty-four years , at the age of sixty-seven .. Valence Cathedral is dedicated to him .. Valence Cathedral. Valence Cathedral