Nov 252009
![jpg detail of a photograph of a bas relief of Saint Valerius of Saragossa, Veruela - Sepulcro del abad Lope Marco, attributed to Pedro de Moreto h. 1552-1553; taken by ecelan on 6 October 2006; swiped off the Wikipedia web site [Saint Valerius of Saragossa]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-valerius-of-saragossa/saint-valerius-of-saragossa.jpg)
Also known as
- Valero of Saragossa
- 22 January
- formerly 28 January
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Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain from 290 to 315. Attended the Council of Iliberis. Imprisoned and then exiled during the persecutions of Diocletian, but returned to his see after the Edict of Toleration. Friend of Saint Vincent of Saragossa, who served as his deacon.
Died
Additional Information
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Saragossa
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Valerius of Saragossa”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 November 2009. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>