St. Victor
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Saint Victor can refer to several people:
- Saint Victor MaurusVictor MaurusVictor the Moor was a Christian martyr and is venerated as a saint. Victor, born into a Christian family, was a soldier in the Roman Praetorian Guard...
(died ca. 303 in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
), martyr - Saint Pope Victor IPope Victor IPope Saint Victor I was Pope from 189 to 199 .Pope Victor I was the first bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa: probably he was born in Leptis Magna . He was later canonized...
, martyr - Saint Victorinus of Pettau
- Saint Victor of MarseillesVictor of MarseillesSaint Victor of Marseilles was a Christian Martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.Saint Victor is said to have been a Roman army officer in Marseilles, who publicly denounced the worship of idols. For that, he was brought before the Roman...
- Saint Victor of TurinVictor of TurinVictor of Turin succeeded Maximus as bishop of Turin in 465 AD. He is venerated as a saint....
- Saint Victor of Damascus, martyr, 2nd century, see Saints Victor and Corona
- Saint Victor of Xanten, martyr.
- Saints Vincent, Orontius, and VictorVincent, Orontius, and VictorSaints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor are venerated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from Cimiez...
, martyrs
See also
- Saint-Victor (disambiguation) for French persons or towns in France containing this as an element of their name.
- Victor (disambiguation) for other possibilities containing Victor and the abbreviation St.
- St. Victor's Abbey, Marseille
- St. Victor's Abbey, Paris
- ST Victor a tug in service in Australia from 1951 to 1985, when she was preserved at Geelong.