Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Victorof Marseilles

Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“...was an officer in the Roman army who, during Emperor Maximian's persecution, encouraged the Christians of Marseille and called on them to bravely confess the Christian faith.”
St. Victor of Marseilles

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Roman Empire

Death

290

Marseilles, Roman Empire

Life path

  • Soldier
  • Accepted Orthodoxy

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

Sufferings

  • Imprisonment
  • Torture
  • Execution

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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