Name
Valentinus, perhaps Valentinus of Passau
Saint ID
S03028
Reported Death Not After
570
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
ID | Title | E08349 | Venantius Fortunatus writes the Life of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). It is an adaptation in epic verse of the Life of Martin and of books 2 and 3 of the Dialogues of Sulpicius Severus; in a final envoi, the book travels from Poitiers to Fortunatus' home city of Ravenna, stopping at the shrines of many saints along the way. Written in Latin, in Poitiers (western Gaul), between 573 and 576. Overview entry. | E08487 | Venantius Fortunatus, at the end of his verse Life of St Martin (4.644-8), sends the personified book on a pilgrimage, from Poitiers to the poet's home city of Ravenna, venerating various saints along the way; its sixth such stop is at shrine in the Alps of a *Valentinus (perhaps Valentinus of Passau, S03028). Written in Latin in Poitiers (north-west Gaul), 573/576. |
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