Valentine of Passau

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Not to be confused with Valentinus (Gnostic) or Saint Valentine.
For other uses of "San Valentino", see San Valentino (disambiguation).

Valentine of Passau
Valentine of Passau
Died7 January 475
Venerated inCatholic Church
FeastJanuary 7
Attributesbishop preaching to pagans
Patronageconvulsions, cramps, epilepsy[1]

Valentine of Passau (died 7 January 475) was a monk, abbot, bishop, and hermit. He was a papal missionary bishop to Rhaetia (present Switzerland, Bavaria, Tyrol, and South Tyrol); and among the first patrons of Passau. He finally lived as a hermit in Zenoburg, Merano, South Tyrol, northern Italy.[2]

References

  1. ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine (1898). "The Lives of the Saints". The Lives of the Saints.
  2. ^ "Saint Valentine of Passau". January 7, 2013.


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