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Life of St. Victoria
Not much is known about the life of St. Victoria except
what is known from Butler's Lives of the Saints. Although
not many facts are available about St. Victoria, she
was a very popular saint. Many Catholic schools and
churches around the world are named after St. Victoria,
especially in Spain because she is the patron saint
of Cordoba, Spain.
Many Catholics who belong to parishes named after St.
Victoria wear a St. Victoria medal or a St. Victoria
charm in her honor. They pray for her intercession and
help for both their own lives and the lives of the other
parishioners.
The following reference to St. Victoria tells of her
imprisonment and martyrdom:
This excerpt is taken from Butler's Lives of the Saints,
Complete Edition, Volume IV, edited, revised and supplemented
by Herbert Thurston, S.J., and Donald Attwater. Published
by P.J. Kennedy & Sons, New York, 1956, p. 599
Saint Victoria
The valueless passio of St. Anatolia relates that
when she refused, in consequence of a vision, to accept
her suitor Aurelius he went to her sister, Victoria,
and asked her to persuade Anatolia to marry him. Victoria's
efforts were not only unsuccessful, but she herself
was converted to her sister's views and broke off her
own betrothal with one Eugenius. The young men then
removed the maidens from Rome to their respective country
villas and tried to starve them into a different frame
of mind. Anatolia was denounced as a Christian, and
her end is thus summarized in the roman Martyrology
on July 9: "After she had healed many throughout
the province of Picenum who were suffering from various
diseases and had brought them to believe in Christ,
she was afflicted with several punishments by order
of the judge Faustinian; and after she had been freed
from a serpent that was set upon here and had converted
[the executioner] Audax to the faith, lifting up her
hands in prayer, she was pierced with a sword."
Victoria met with a similar fate, perhaps at Tribulano
in the Sabine hills. "She refused either to marry
Eugenius or to sacrifice and, after working many miracles
whereby numerous maidens were gathered to God, she was
smitten to the heart by the executioner's sword at the
request of her betrothed".
Both St. Anatolia and St. Victoria had a cultus
in various parts of Italy, but the real circumstances
of their martyrdom are not known.
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St. Victoria
Necklace. Have the jewelry store engrave the recipient's
name on the back of the pendant along with a short
message or date if appropriate.
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Large Gold St. Victoria
Medallions are available in 14k gold, gold filled
and sterling silver. All sterling silver items
come with a 18 inch or 24 inch chain. |
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St. Victoria
Charm is the perfect size for a charm bracelet
or a necklace for a child. All gold filled and
sterling silver pendants come with a chain.
Click on image.
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