Saint Vitonus

Also known as

• Vanne
• Vaune

Memorial

• 9 November

Profile

Became a monk as a young man. Bishop of Verdun, France c.500. Converted all the residents in his diocese, wiping out paganism in the area. Founded a college for priests. Known as a miracle worker. A great Benedictine abbey in Lorraine, France was later named for him.

Died

• 525 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Verdun, France

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 Vitonus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 November 2009. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-vitonus/>