Saint Valeria of Milan
- Also known as
- Valerie of Milan
- Memorial
- 28 April
- Profile
- Wife of Saint Vitalis of Milan.
Mother of Saint Gervase and Saint Protase.
Martyred for given decent burial for Christian martyrs, and then refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods.
Some modern writers contend that she may have been a character in a work of fiction mistaken for history.
- Died
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beaten to death with clubs in the 1st or 2nd century in Milan, Italy
relics in the British Museum and in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Thibodeaux, Louisiana
- Representation
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with Saint Vitalis, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase
early female martyr being beaten with clubs
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
Saint Joseph's Parish, Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA
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