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Saint Vitalis of Milan

Saint Vitalis of Milan being buried alive, etching by Jan Luyken, late 17th century Memorial

28 April

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Married to Saint Valeria of Milan. Father of Saint Gervase and Saint Protase. Soldier. Convert. When Saint Ursicinus of Ravenna wavered in his faith on his way to martyrdom, Vitalis encouraged him to stand firm. This exposed his faith and led to immediate arrest, torture, and martyrdom. Some modern writers contend that he may have been a character in a work of fiction mistaken for history.

buried alive in the 1st or 2nd century in Milan, Italy

Pre-Congregation

Thibodeaux, Louisiana
Milan, Italy

Representation

with Saint Valeria, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase
early martyr being beaten with clubs

Additional Information

A Garner of Saints, by Allen Banks Hinds, M.A.
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Martyrs of the First Ages, by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
Short Lives of the Saints, by Eleanor Cecilia Donnelly

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english

images
- Santi e Beati
- Wikimedia Commons

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Cathopedia
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia

MLA Citation

“Saint Vitalis of Milan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 January 2024. Web. 14 May 2024. <>