Thursday, January 21, 2016

Faithful Deacon & Martyr

St. Vincent the Deacon

 
Image of St. Vincent the Deacon

Facts

Feastday: January 22
Patron of S�o Vicente, Lisbon; Vicenza, Italy, vinegar-makers, wine-makers.
Death: 304

Deacon and martyr. Born at Huesca, Spain, he became a deacon and served St, Valerius at Saragossa until their martyrdom at Valencia during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). St. Valerius was exiled, but Vincent was cruelly tortured because he would not surrender the holy books. He converted the warden of the prison and then died. He was honored by Sts. Augustine, Pope Leo I, and Prudentius, and is considered the patron saint of vinedressers in some regions of Spain.

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