Saint Victor of Marseilles was a Christian martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have been a Roman army officer in Marseilles, who publicly denounced the worship of idols. For that, he was brought before the Roman prefects, Asterius and Eutychius, who later sent him to the Emperor, Maximian. He was then racked, beaten, dragged through the streets, and thrown into prison, … Wikipedia
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There are several martyrs named Victor but today's saint is one of the most renowned--though nothing is certain about who he is. His tomb in a Marseilles church was one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in Gaul. www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0721.htm
