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Sextius of Valence
bishop of Valence (Roman Empire)
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Who they were
Sextus of Valence, also called Festus, was bishop of Valence at the end of the 4th century. Valence then lay in the Western Roman Empire, in the province of Gallia Lugdunensis.
Summary translated from the Dutch Wikipedia article Sextus van Valence (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Festus of Valencia (also Sextus, Sextius) (citing the Book of Saints, Monks of Ramsgate) — Same saint as Q56256780: the bishop tortured to death by Chrocus, 'Sextus van Valence, ook Festus genoemd' (nl.wikipedia). Memorial 31 December.
- Wikidata Q94649512 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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