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Saint Valeria of Milan

detail of a bas-relief sculpture of Saint Valeria of Milan and one of her sons taking water to her husband; taken by 1gagnepetit; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Valerie of Milan

28 April

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Wife of Saint Vitalis of Milan. Mother of Saint Gervase and Saint Protase. Martyred for given decent burial for Christian martyrs, and then refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods. Some modern writers contend that she may have been a character in a work of fiction mistaken for history.

beaten to death with clubs in the 1st or 2nd century in Milan, Italy
relics in the British Museum and in Thibodeaux, Louisiana

Pre-Congregation

Milan, Italy
Thibodeaux, Louisiana

Representation

with Saint Vitalis, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase
early female martyr being beaten with clubs

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

sites en français
- Fête des prénoms

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Valeria of Milan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 January 2024. Web. 14 May 2024. <>