Victor Maurus
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Saint Victor the Moor | |
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Martyr | |
Born | 3rd century Mauretania, Africa |
Died | c. 303 Milan, Italy |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Lutheranism |
Feast | 8 May |
Attributes | man being thrown into a furnace; man roasted in an oven; Moorish soldier trampling on a broken altar |
Patronage | Varese, Italy; Ceriano Laghetto, Italy |
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Victor the Moor (in Latin: Victor Maurus) (born 3rd century in Mauretania; died ca. 303 in Milan) was a native of Mauretania and a Christian martyr, according to tradition, and is venerated as a saint. Victor, born into a Christian family, was a soldier in the Roman Praetorian Guard. After he had destroyed some pagan altars, he was arrested, tortured, and killed around 303.
Veneration[]
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Gregory of Tours claimed miracles occurred above his grave; a church was built above the supposed site. His cause was promoted by Saint Ambrose, fourth-century bishop of Milan and numerous churches have been dedicated to him in the city itself and throughout the Diocese of Milan and its neighbours.
His memorial day is May 8 in the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
External links[]
- The Passion of St. Victor of Milan
- http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/52300
- http://www.deon.pl/imieniny/imie,3366,wiktora.html
- 3rd-century births
- 303 deaths
- Saints from Mauretania Caesariensis
- 3rd-century Berber people
- 4th-century Christian martyrs
- 3rd-century Romans
- Berber Christians
- Saint stubs