About Valerian of Abbenza
Lived 377 – 457 (aged 79–80). Valerian of Abbenza was a presbyter and bishop.
Valerian (377–457) was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa, probably Dioecesis Zabensis.(it) 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. Valerian was driven out of the city and left to die of exposure. His feast day is celebrated on December 15.
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Valerian of Abbenza was born in 377.
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Valerian of Abbenza died in 457.
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Valerian of Abbenza was a presbyter and bishop.
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