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Statue of Saint Vitus Being Boiled In Oil In Front of The Church of Iffeldorf
Statue of Saint Vitus Being Boiled In Oil In Front of The Church of Iffeldorf

Saint Vitus

Also known as: Guy; Veit; Vith; Vito

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

June 15

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Vitus, also known as Guy, Veit, Vith, or Vito, was a Christian martyr who lived during the early 4th century. According to legend, he was the son of a pagan Sicilian senator named Hylas. At the age of twelve, Vitus was converted to Christianity by his tutor, Saint Modestus, and his nurse, Saint Crescentia....