Victor of Marseilles
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| Saint Victor of Marseilles | |
|---|---|
| Born | ? |
| Died | 290[citation needed] |
| Feast | July 21 |
| Attributes | windmill |
| Patronage | cabinetmakers, lightning, millers, torture victims |
Saint Victor of Marseilles was a Christian martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
He is said to have been a Roman army officer in Marseilles, who publicly denounced the worship of idols. For that, he was brought before the Roman prefects, Asterius and Eutychius, who later sent him to the Emperor, Maximian. He was then racked, beaten, dragged through the streets, and thrown into prison, where he converted three other Roman soldiers (Saint Longinus, Saint Alexander, and Saint Felician) to Christianity. The three were beheaded, and Victor himself was crushed under a millstone and beheaded, after refusing to offer incense to the pagan god Jupiter. The Basilica St. Victor in Marseilles was built in his honour. His memorial day is July 21.
