Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (d. 305 AD) are venerated as martyrs by the
Roman Catholic
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and
Orthodox Churches. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from
Cimiez. They were Christians who evangelized in the
Pyrenees
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and were killed at
Puigcerda with Saint Victor.
[St. Vincent, Orontius, & Victor - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online]
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Vincent should not be confused with the more famous 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, Algarve, a ...
, who is honored on the same feast day
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.
Veneration
Their relics
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were enshrined at Embrun,
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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
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