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The island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, now a part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was named by Christopher Columbus after Vincent of Saragossa, as the island was discovered by Europeans on 22 January, Saint Vincent's feast day. The 15th century Portuguese artist Nuno Gonçalves depicted him in his Saint Vincent Panels.
Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with an additional ...
Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with an additional ...
22 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304; 24 *Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622; 25 †The Conversion of Paul; 26 *Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul; 28 *Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274; 30 *Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
Christopher Columbus, the first European to reach the island, named it after St. Vincent of Saragossa (San Vicente de Zaragoza) whose feast day was on the day Columbus first saw it (22 January 1498).
Christopher Columbus named the island Saint Vincent, since it is said to have been discovered on 22 January, the feast day of the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia, Vincent of Saragossa. The Spanish conquistadors embarked on slaving expeditions in and around St. Vincent following royal sanction in 1511, driving the inhabitants to the rugged ...
Martyrs Vincent, Orontius, and Victor, near Girona in Catalonia, Spain (305) [7] [11] Saint Vincent of Digne, Bishop of Digne in France (380) [11] Saint Blaesilla, a daughter of St Paula (383) [11] Saint Gaudentius of Novara, Bishop of Novara and Confessor (417) [7] [11] Saint Wendreda, Virgin of March, Cambridgeshire (7th century) [12]
Holy day 21 St. Agnes of Rome, Martyr 304 Commemoration 22 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon 304 Commemoration 24 Francis de Sales, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith† 1622 Commemoration 25 The Conversion of St. Paul: n/a Holy day 26 St. Timothy and St. Titus, Missionaries n/a Memorial 27 St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 407 Memorial 28