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Victor Vitensis (or Victor of Vita; born circa 430) was an African bishop of the Province of Byzacena (called Vitensis from his See of Vita).His importance rests on his Historia persecutionis Africanae Provinciae, temporibus Genserici et Hunirici regum Wandalorum (A History of the African Province Persecution, in the Times of Genseric and Huneric, the Kings of the Vandals).
The Roman-era civitas (town) of Vita was the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese of Africa Proconsulare. There were two known bishops: Panpinianus (Catholic bishop fl.418–430) Victor (Catholic bishop fl 484.) exiled by the Vandal king Huneric; The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin titular bishopric.
St. Victor died at Saturniac, now called Saint-Vittre, two leagues from Arcies in the diocess of Troyes. A church was built over his tomb at Saturniac; but in 837 his relics were translated thence to the neighbouring monastery of Montier-Ramey , or Montirame, so called from Arremar, by whom it was founded in 837. [ 2 ]
Saint Pope Victor I (died 199), martyr; Saint Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290) Saint Victor Maurus (died ca. 303 in Milan), martyr; Saint Victorinus of Pettau (died 303 or 304) Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305), martyrs; Victor of Vita born circa 430; Saint Victor of Turin (died 465) Saint Victor of Xanten (died 4th century ...
Denise (Dionysia, Dionisia), Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church.They were killed in the late 5th century during the persecution of Trinitarian Christians in Proconsular Africa by the Arian Vandals, according to Victor of Vita. [1]
Saint Tydfil, venerated in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, where she was slain by the heathen (c. 480) [18] [19] Saint Victor of Vita (Victor Vitensis), born in Carthage in North Africa, he was either Bishop there or in Utica (c. 535) [12] [18] Saint Éogan of Ardstraw (c. 618) [18] [note 6]
Just as she emerged as one of the brightest lights of Latin American cinema, actor Pina Pellicer died by her own hand 60 years ago. Only 30, she had in a short time co-starred opposite Marlon ...
Richard of Saint Victor (died 10 March 1173) was a Medieval Scottish philosopher and theologian and one of the most influential religious thinkers of his time. A canon regular , he was a prominent mystical theologian , and was prior of the famous Augustinian Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris from 1162 until his death in 1173.