| Saint Victor of Xanten | |
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Statue of Saint Victor outside of Xanten Cathedral |
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| Died | 4th century |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Xanten Cathedral |
| Feast | October 10 |
| Attributes | Military attire |
Victor of Xanten or Saint Victor is a martyr and saint of the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His presumed bones are kept in a shrine since the 12th century that today is embedded into the high altar of the Xanten Cathedral. His feast day is October 10.
Tradition states that Victor was a Praefectus cohortis of a Cohort of the Theban Legion. He was closely associated with Ursus of Solothurn, and is said to have been a relative of Saint Verena. He was executed in the 4th century in the amphitheater of Castra Vetera (the site of present-day Xanten) for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods.