Valeria of Milan

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Saint Valeria of Milan
Born
Died ~1st century or 2nd century
Major shrine relics in the British Museum and in Thibodeaux, Louisiana,
Feast April 28
Attributes with Saint Vitalis, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase; being beaten with clubs
Patronage Thibodeaux, Louisiana
Saints Portal

Saint Valeria of Milan (d. 1st or 2nd century), according to Christian tradition, was the wife of Vitalis of Milan, and the mother of Saint Gervase and Saint Protase.

She was martyred for burying Christian martyrs, and then refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods.

[edit] Veneration

A mosaic depicting Valeria appears in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. A church dedicated to her in Milan was destroyed in 1786.[1]

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