Saint Vitonus

Also known as
Vanne
Vaune
Memorial
9 November
Profile
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 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
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