Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (d. 305 AD) are venerated as martyrs by the

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and Orthodox Churches. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from

Cimiez Cimiez (; Italian: ''Cimella'') is an upper class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of ''Cemenelum'', capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast. ''Cemen ...

. They were Christians who evangelized in the

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and were killed at Puigcerda with Saint Victor.St. Vincent, Orontius, & Victor - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
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Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the C ...

, who is honored on the same

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Veneration

Their

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were enshrined at Embrun, in a sanctuary built by Palladius of Embrun.Forum Orthodoxe Francophone
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References

Saints from Hispania Saints trios 305 deaths 4th-century Christian martyrs 4th-century Romans Gallo-Roman saints People from Nice Year of birth unknown Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era {{France-saint-stub