Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (d. 305 AD) are venerated as martyrs by the

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and

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Churches. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from Cimiez. They were Christians who evangelized in the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...

and were killed at Puigcerda with Saint Victor.St. Vincent, Orontius, & Victor - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
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Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valenci ...

, who is honored on the same feast day.

Veneration

Their

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were enshrined at Embrun, in a sanctuary built by

Palladius of Embrun Saint Palladius of Embrun (french: Pallade, Pélade, ca, Patllari, Pal·ladi) (d. ca. 541 AD) was a 6th-century bishop of Embrun. Born to a Christian family, he studied under Catulin, bishop of Embrun, who had attended the Council of Épaone i ...

.Forum Orthodoxe Francophone
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References

Saints from Hispania Saints trios 305 deaths 4th-century Christian martyrs 4th-century Romans Gallo-Roman saints People from Nice Year of birth unknown Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era {{France-saint-stub