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293 B. VILLANA 293 known when or how these martyrs died, except the two Felixes. Baillet, from the Aei8 of Saiuminus of Africa and his companionSy acknowledged as genuine by St. Augustine, 411, and by all hagiographers since his time: they are given by Bollandus. Butler. St. Victoria (3), Nov. 17, V. M. 304, at Cordova. Patron of Oordova, Burgos, and Toledo. Bepresented with arrows. She was put to death in the persecution under Diocletian, with her brother St. Acisclus, or as he is called in the Martyrology of Salisbury, Acyldy, "in comendacyon of whose precyous deth, euery yere in the daye of theyr passyon, swete and freshe roses done sprynge by myracle." Their bodies were brought to Toulouse by Charlemagne and vene- rated there in the church of St.Saturninus. Perhaps this is the Victoria called by Cahier St. Victoria of Marseilles, patron of millers. This patronage may be due to the great stone tied round her neck when she was thrown into the river, one of many futile attempts to kill or hurt her. She was finally shot with arrows. B,M, Cahier. St. Victoria (4), Deo. 14, M. with SS. Fidentius, Valerian and seventeen others. They are known from two ser- mons preached by St. Augustine at Hippo: he does not enter into detail respecting their martyrdom; probably his hearers were alive when the perse- cution occurred. He reminds his flock that "the Saints have no need of the feasts that we make in their honour," and that to commemorate them without following their example would be to offer them hypocritical flattery. Massini, Baecolt^i, SS. Victoria (5-1 8), MM. at Rome, in Africa, and other places, at various times. St Victoria (19), Dec. 6, M. 484, at Cucusa in Africa. In the persecution of the Catholics by Huneric, king of the Vandals, her husband went over to the Arian heresy and urged her to do the same, for his sake and that of their children. She remained firm, and was put to the torture. While she was sus- pended over a slow fire, he brought her little children, that the sight of them and the sound of their voices might prevail with her, when suffering and the fear of death fSuled to do so. But she stopped her ears and turned away her eyes. She was taken from the fire and her shoulders were dislocated. She fainted from the pain and was thrown aside as dead, but she recovered and had been healed by the Blessed Vibgin. She is honoured with SS. Dionysia (5) and Dativa. Baillet. Butler. Ruinart. St. Victoria (20), Dec. 23, abbess, 5th century. Patron of Placentia. Sister of St. Savinus, bishop of Placentia. She is honoured there and at Sestri di Levante, where her body is preserved. Cahier. St Victoriana, May, 6, M. at Milan. AA.88. . SS. Victorina (1-8), MM. St. Victorina (9), Sept. 19, sister of St. Precia. St. Victrix, Oct. 18, M. in Africa, 3rd or beginning of 4th century. AA.SS, St. Victuaria, Feb. 17, M. with Agape (2) and many others. AA,S8, SS. Victuria (1-7), MM. in the early persecutions. AA.SS. Stadler. SS. Victurina (l, 2), May 10, MM. at Tarsus in Cilicia. AA.SS, St. Victurina (3), June 3, M. at Bome. AA.SS. B. Vierge or Viebgue, Virgana. St. Vifetrude (i), Wulpetrude. St. Vifetrude (2), perhaps Wulfrida. St. Vifrede, Viborada. St. Vilbetta or Vilbebta. (See EiNBETTA.) St. Vilefretuit or Vil^fb^truit, WULFETBUDE, alsO WuLFRIDA. St. Vilfetruy, Wulfetrude, and perhaps Wulfrida. St. Vilgeforte, Wilgefortis. B. Villana, called Villana Naza- rena by Arturus, Aug. 26, Jan. 29, Dec. 5, + 1360. 3rd O.S.D. Bepresented with a mirror. Daughter of a merchant of the noble family of Botti. She prac- tised what austerities she could in her father's house, until finding her parents disapproved of her habits, she fled from home one evening, intending to bury herself in a convent. It was, however, too late to gain admittance, so she went back and hid near the door of her house
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