Vincent, Orontius And Victor
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Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (d. 305 AD) are venerated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from
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. They were Christians who evangelized in the Pyrenees and were killed at Puigcerda with Saint Victor.St. Vincent, Orontius, & Victor - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
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Veneration

Their relics were enshrined at Embrun, in a sanctuary built by Palladius of Embrun.Forum Orthodoxe Francophone
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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