Saint Valerian the Martyr

Memorial

• 15 September

Profile

Companion of Saint Photinus of Lyon. Arrested for his evangelism work, he escaped prison, went to Tournus in eastern France, resumed his preaching, and was soon arrested again. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded in 178

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Valerian the Martyr”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-valerian-the-martyr/>