Valerian of Abbenza explained

Honorific Prefix:	Saint
Valerian of Abbenza
Birth Date:	377
Death Date:	457
Feast Day:	15 December 28 November
Venerated In:	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Titles:	Bishop and Martyr

Valerian (377–457) was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa, probably Dioecesis Zabensis.(it)^{[1] [2]} He was martyred in 457 when he refused to surrender the sacred vessels of his church to the Vandals led by Arian king Geiseric, who outlawed him, notwithstanding his great age, eighty years.^[3] Valerian was driven out of the city and left to die of exposure. His feast day is celebrated on December 15.^[4]

Sources

• Web site: Jones . Terry . Valerian . Patron Saints Index . 2007-04-29.
• Web site: St. Valerian . Saints and Angels . Catholic Online . 2007-04-29.

Notes and References

1. Book: Optatus

   . Opera. Optatus of Mileve. Optatus. VII: De schismate donatistarum. Paris. Andream Pralard. XCIII. 1700. la.

2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=aUlPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA633. Avtores historiae ecclesiasticae. Historiae victoris de persecvtione vandalorvm. 633. 1541. Paris. Petrum Regnault. la.
3. https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-valerian-15-december/ Monks of Ramsgate. "Valerian". Book of Saints
4. Book: Catholic_Church

   . Martyrologium Romanum. Catholic Church. Catholic_Church. Vatican City. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 673. 2004. la.