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Vincent of Saragossa

d. c. 304 · 3rd century · Also known as Saint Vincent the Deacon

Vincent of Saragossa was a deacon of Zaragoza who was martyred at Valencia in the persecution of Diocletian, around 304. He became one of the most widely venerated saints of Spain. The Frankish king Childebert I brought back relics of him from Spain and founded an abbey in Paris to house them, later called Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Vincent of Saragossa
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Kingdom of Paris

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vincent of Saragossa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vincent-of-saragossa
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