ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 23rd of October
SAINT VALERIUS, ARCHDEACON AND MARTYR OF LANGRES
Saint Valerius, archdeacon and martyr of Langres, was according to tradition tortured and beheaded for being a Christian in A.D. 246. He suffered at Portsur-Saone. Near the place of his martyrdom is today's village named after him, Saint-Vallier.
Saint Valerius is also commemorated on October 22.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 647)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Valerius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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