Vincent of Saragossa


Vincent of Saragossa
15th-century painting of Vincent by Tomás Giner.
Protomartyr of Spain
Born3rd century
Osca, Hispania Tarraconensis (now Huesca, Aragon, Spain)
Diedc. 304
Valentia, Hispania Tarraconensis (now Valencia, Spain)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast22 January (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox & Anglican Churches)
11 November (Eastern Orthodox Church additional feast day)
AttributesVested as a deacon,[2] tools of martyrdom and so forth
PatronageSão Vicente, Lisbon; Algarve; Valencia; Vicenza, Italy, vignerons (wine-makers), vintners (wine-merchants), vinegar-makers; Order of Deacons of the Catholic Diocese of Bergamo (Italy).

Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with an additional commemoration on 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was born at Huesca and martyred under the Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.

  1. ^ "Russian Church officially adds saints of Spain, Portugal to liturgical calendar". OrthoChristian.Com.
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