Valentine of Passau | |
|---|---|
 Valentine of Passau | |
| Bishop, Missionary, Monk | |
| Died | 7 January 475 |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | January 7 |
| Attributes | bishop preaching to pagans |
| Patronage | convulsions, cramps, epilepsy[1] |
Valentine of Passau (died 7 January 475) was a bishop, abbot, monk, 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
- ↑ Baring-Gould, Sabine (1898). "The Lives of the Saints". The Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ "Saint Valentine of Passau". January 7, 2013.
Sources
- 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.
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