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Valerio of Bierzo
Spanish monk and writer
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Feast: 25 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
630
Died
695
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Valerio of Bierzo (or Valerius of Bierzo; c. 630–c. 695) was an ascetic hermit and monk from the Bierzo region of Visigothic Spain. A number of his writings still survive, including three short autobiographical works in which he complains about his many sufferings.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Fructuosus of Braga Saint Teacher
Sources
- Diócesis de Córdoba, 'Santo del día: San Valerio de Astorga' (25 February) — San Valerio del Bierzo (de Astorga), the seventh-century hermit, writer and biographer of St Fructuosus; his feast is kept on 25 February — the date in the entry — and his relics were preserved at the high altar of the B
- Wikidata Q1236333 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Valerio of Bierzo (CC BY-SA)
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