Saint Vitalis of Milan

Memorial

• 28 April

Profile

Married to Saint Valeria of Milan. Father of Saint Gervase and Saint Protase. Soldier. Convert. When Saint Ursicinus of Ravenna wavered in his faith on his way to martyrdom, Vitalis encouraged him to stand firm. This exposed his faith and led to immediate arrest, torture, and martyrdom. Some modern writers contend that he may have been a character in a work of fiction mistaken for history.

Died

• buried alive in the 1st or 2nd century in Milan, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Thibodeaux, Louisiana

Representation

• with Saint Valeria, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase
• early martyr being beaten with clubs

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic Online
• Catholic Online
• Institute of Saint Clement I Pope and Martyr
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology

MLA Citation

• “Saint Vitalis of Milan“. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 April 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>