Vitalis, Sator and Repositus explained

Vitalis, Sator and Repositus are a set of early Christian martyrs, three brothers sentenced to death at Velleianum in Apulia, Italy, by the judge Valerian during the reign of the Emperor Maximian, in the early 4th century.[1] Their feast day is 29 August.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://media.musicasacra.com/dominican/M.pdf "The Martyrology of the Order of Preachers", (W. R. Bonniwell, O.P., translator) Westminster, Maryland. The Newman Press, 1955, p. 190
  2. Basil Watkins, The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 19 Nov 2015), page 757