Victor Maurus

Victor Maurus

Infobox Saint
name=Victor the Moor
birth_date=3rd century
death_date=c. 303
feast_day=8 May
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America


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birth_place=Mauretania, Africa
death_place=Milan, Italy
titles=Martyr
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attributes=man being thrown into a furnace; man roasted in an oven; Moorish soldier trampling on a broken altar
patronage=Varese, Italy
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Victor the Moor (in Latin: Victor Maurus) (born 3rd century in Mauretania; died ca. 303 in Milan) was a Christian martyr 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

Gregory of Tours claimed miracles occurred above his grave; a church was built above the supposed site. His cult was particularly 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

* [http://www.ucc.ie/milmart/Victor.html The Passion of St. Victor of Milan]


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