Saint Victorinus of Assisi
Also known as
- Vittorino
Profile
Chosen bishop of Assisi, Italy by Pope Fabian in the mid-3rd-century. Martyred with several companions outside of Assisi during the persecutions of emperor Gordian III.
Born
- Assyria
- beheaded in the 3rd century beside a bridge over the River Tescio outside Assisi, Italy; the bridge is now known as the Ponte San Vittorino in his honour
- the Monastero di San Vittorino was built over the site of the execution, and his relics were enshrined in it
- relics later enshrined under the high altar in the Abbazia di San Pietro
- relics, consisting of bones and blood-soaked linen, enshrined in a side altar in 1642
- relics enshrined behind a grating at the high altar in 1954
MLA Citation
- “Saint Victorinus of Assisi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 June 2016. Web. 19 April 2024. <>