Saint of the Day – 9 September – Saint Valentinian of Chur (c480-548) Bishop of Chur in Switzerland, known as a man of bountiful generosity and care of the needy and of refugees. Born in around 480 and died earlyin January 548 in Chur in Switzerland of natural causes. Also known as – Valentianus. Name means: “the strong one” (Latin). He is also celebrated on 7 January (the date of his burial).
The Bishops Coat of Arms in Chur, Switzerland
Valentinian was the second in the line of Bishops of Chur as mentioned in Diocesan documents . He was praised for his charity towards refugees, the needy and prisoners.
He is said to have expanded the Oratory founded by St Lucius of Chur into a Monastery.
Paulinus, his nephew – and possible successor as Bishop of Chur – placed a marble inscription on his grave whichprovided some information about St Valentinian. But unfortunately, since the 17th Century (protestant excess) except for a fragment, it has been lost and is only recorded in literature.
7 January 548 was the date of Valentinian’s burial and is celebrated as his Feast Day in Chur.
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