Valentine of Passau
| Saint Valentine of Passau | |
|---|---|
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| Bishop, Missionary, Venerable | |
| Died | 7 January 475 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 7 January |
| Attributes | bishop preaching to pagans |
| Patronage | convulsions, cramps, epilepsy[1] |
Valentine of Passau (died 7 January 475) was a bishop, abbot, monk, and hermit, who is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.[2]
Biography
He was a papal missionary bishop to Rhaetia (present-day 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][3]
References
- Back to citation Baring-Gould, Sabine (1898). "The Lives of the Saints". The Lives of the Saints.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome". www.orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- Back to citation "Saint Valentine of Passau". 7 January 2013.
Bibliography
- Nirschl, Joseph (1889). Der heilige Valentin, erster Bischof von Passau und Rhätien: eine historisch-kritische Untersuchung aus dem kirchenhistorischen Seminar der Universität Würzburg. (in German). Mainz: Kirchheim, 1889.