Valerian of Abbenza

Valerian of Abbenza
Bishop
Born 377
Died 457
Feast 15 December
28 November

Saint Valerian (377–457) was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa. He was martyred in 457 when he refused to surrender the sacred vessels of his church to the Vandals led by Arian king Geiseric. Valerian was driven out of the city and left to die of exposure.

Veneration

Saint Valerian's feast day is December 15.

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