Victor Maurus

Saint Victor the Moor
Saint Victor the Moor
Martyr
Born	3rd century; Mauretania, Africa
Died	c. 303; Milan, Italy
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church; Lutheranism
Feast	8 May
Attributes	man being thrown into a furnace; man roasted in an oven; Moorish soldier trampling on a broken altar
Patronage	Varese, Italy; Ceriano Laghetto, Italy

Victor the Moor (in Latin: Victor Maurus) (born 3rd century in Mauretania; died ca. 303 in Milan) was a native of Mauretania and a Christian martyr, according to tradition, and is venerated as a saint. Victor, born into a Christian family, was a soldier in the Roman Praetorian Guard. After he had destroyed some pagan altars, he was arrested, tortured, and killed around 303.

Veneration

Statue of St Victor in Museo del Duomo, Milan. Unknown Milanese sculptor, last decade of 15th century

Gregory of Tours claimed miracles occurred above his grave; a church was built above the supposed site. His cause was promoted by Saint Ambrose, fourth-century bishop of Milan and numerous churches have been dedicated to him in the city itself and throughout the Diocese of Milan and its neighbours.

His memorial day is May 8 in the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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