Name
Valeria, confessor/martyr of Milan, wife of Vitalis and mother of Gervasius and Protasius
Saint ID
S02238
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E02498 | The Latin Martyrdom and Invention of *Gervasius and Protasius (brothers and martyrs of Milan, S00313), in the form of a letter by Ambrose of Milan, narrates the martyrdoms in Ravenna of *Ursicinus and *Vitalis (both martyrs of Ravenna, S01408 and S02825); the suffering and death of Vitalis' wife Valeria (confessor/martyr of Milan, S02238), and the martyrdom of their children, Gervasius and Protasius, in Milan; the brothers' bodies are stolen by a certain Philippus and later discovered by Ambrose in a marble sarcophagus, together with a booklet narrating their martyrdom. Written in Ravenna or Rome, perhaps in the 5th c. | E06046 | Mosaics in the nave of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna (northern Italy) depicting twenty-two female saints, preceded by the three Magi, processing towards the Virgin and Child, and twenty-six male saints, probably originally preceded by *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), processing towards Christ; created under Bishop Agnellus, 557/570. |
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