Vidal

Vidal is a saint of the Catholic Church who lived in the third century. During the Roman rule of the Iberian peninsula, Saint Vidal was born in Complutum (now Alcalá de Henares) in the 3rd century. He was the son of Natal the Confessor, who lived in Rome during the time of Pope Zephyrinus. Vidal came from a notable family. According to tradition, and as recorded by Braulio of Zaragoza, Vidal was the brother or half-brother of , though she was martyred in 250 AD, among other differences. also recounted that Vidal was the brother of Marcellus, who was from León.

Vidal was young when he joined the Roman army and first married. His first son, Saint Natal, was born in Milan; the city would go on to hold an affection for Natal. Vidal then was widowed and returned to Hispania with Natal. In Tielmes, Vidal remarried and with his second wife had two more sons, Justus and Pastor. When his second wife died a few years later, Vidal felt he was meant to be free of the burdens of family and returned to Italy. He left his sons in education and with their aunt Marta in Astorga. Upon his return to the army, he was sent to Campania, where he served under Saint Sebastian. When the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians began, Vidal's friends, twins Mark and Marcellian, were imprisoned in Rome; though Sebastian told the pair to hold true to their faith, Vidal was one of six friends who implored them to reconsider sacrificing their lives. although this was not recorded in the official 2004 Roman Martyrology.