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, 557/564. | E08565 | Mosaic roundels with busts of twelve female martyrs, each identified by an inscription, set on the underside of the triumphal arch opening into the main apse of the basilica of Eufrasius at Poreč (ancient Parentium) on Istria. Datable to the mid-6th c. |
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