Viktor of Xanten
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Saint Viktor of Xanten | |
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Died | 4th century |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Xanten Cathedral |
Feast | October 10 |
Attributes | Military attire |
Viktor of Xanten is a martyr and saint of the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since the 12th century, his presumed bones have been kept in a shrine, which is embedded into the high altar of the Xanten Cathedral today. His feast day is October 10.
Tradition states that Viktor was a Praefectus cohortis of a Cohort of the Theban Legion. He was closely associated with Ursus of Solothurn, and is said to have been a relative of Saint Verena. He was executed in the 4th century in the amphitheater of Castra Vetera (the site of present-day Xanten) for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods.
References[]
- Ekkart Sauser (2003). "Victor von Xanten: hl. Märtyrer". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 21. Nordhausen: Bautz. col. 1511. ISBN 3-88309-110-3.
- (in Dutch) H.Victor van Xanten, martelaar
Categories:
- 4th-century Christian martyrs
- 4th-century deaths
- Saints from Roman Egypt
- Saints of Germania
- People from Xanten
- Saint stubs
- Eastern Orthodoxy stubs