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.
St Peter Claver SJ (1581-1654) Confessor, Priest of the Society of Jesus, Missionary, Confessor, Patron of the missions to African peoples and Human Rights Defender, Apostle of Charity. Also known as “The Apostle of Cartagena” and “The Slave of the Slaves.” Biography: https://anastpaul.com/2017/09/09/saint-of-the-day-9-september-st-peter-claver-s-j/
St Gorgonius of Nicomedia (Died c303) Martyr, Confessor, Soldier, Imperial Court Official and companions, St Dorotheus. After many horrific tortures these two were finally strangled to death in 303 in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey). The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Nicomedia, the holy Martyrs, Gorgontius, Dorotheus and others. The greatest honours had been conferred on them by the Emperor Diocletian but, as they detested the cruelty which he exercised against the Christians, they were, by his orders, suspended in his presence and lacerated with whips; then their skin being torn from their bodies and vinegar and salt poured over them, they were burned on a gridiron and finally, strangled. After some time, the body of the blessed Gorgonius was brought to Rome and deposited on the Latin Way. Thence, it was transferred to the Basilica of St Peter and later some Relics went to France.” His Life and Death: https://anastpaul.com/2023/09/09/saint-of-the-day-9-september-st-gorgonius-of-nicomedia-died-c303-confessor-martyr/
St Alexander of Sabine St Basura of Masil St Bettelin St Dorotheus of Nicomedia (Died c303) Martyr, Soldier St Gorgonio of Rome St Gorgonius of Nicomedia(Died c303) Martyr, Soldier St Isaac the Great St Joseph of Volokolamsk (c1439-1515) Abbot, Founder
Bl Maria Eutimia Uffing Bl Mary de la Cabeza St Omer St Osmanna St Rufinian St Peter of Nicomedia (Died c303) Martyr, Soldier St Severian St Straton St Tiburtius St Valentinian of Chur (c480-548) Bishop St Wulfhilda
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