Name
Vigilius, bishop and martyr of Trento
Saint ID
S01407
Number in BH
BHL 8603
Reported Death Not Before
409
Reported Death Not After
409
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops
| ID | Title | E03236 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Vigilius (bishop and martyr of Trento, S01407) narrates Vigilius’ consecration as bishop, the evangelisation of the region of Trento (northern Italy); the martyrdom and burial of Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander, clerics he ordained in Anaunia (the *Anaunian martyrs, S00605); Vigilius’ martyrdom in the valley of Randena and the translation of his body and burial in Trento, where miracles happen; the miraculous intervention of Vigilius’ written martyrdom account in battle against barbarians. Written presumably in Trento, at an uncertain date, perhaps in the 7th or 8th c. | E05555 | Venantius Fortunatus writes eleven books of Poems in Latin, mainly in western and north-western Gaul, 565/600; many of them with reference to saints. Overview entry. | E05563 | Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem (1.2) on the church of *Andrew (the Apostle, S00288) built by Bishop 'Vitalis' of Ravenna, lists the relics housed there. Written in Latin in Ravenna (northern Italy), 545/565. |
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