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Valère de Langres
Christian saint also known as Vallier de Langres
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 22 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
411
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Besançon, now in France, Saint Valerius, deacon of the Church of Langres, killed by pagans.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 22 October as a deacon of Langres killed by pagans.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3554201 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Valère de Langres (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.