RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Vincent of Saragossa

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Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with an additional commemoration on 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was born at Huesca and martyred under the Emperor Diocletian around the year 304. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vincent of Saragossa is the 506th most popular religious figure (down from 426th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Spain (down from 97th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Vincent of Saragossa is most famous for refusing to renounce his Christian faith during the persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 506 out of 3,187. Before him are Alcuin, John Climacus, Pope Victor II, Eric IX of Sweden, Thomas à Kempis, and Charbel Makhlouf. After him are Hor-Aha, Báb, Genevieve, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Boniface II, and Pope Leo V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 12. Before him are Valerius Severus, Pope Julius I, Volusianus, Pope Eutychian, Erasmus of Formia, and Theodore of Amasea. After him are Macarius of Egypt, Antipope Felix II, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Asanga, Expeditus, and Narseh. Among people deceased in 304, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 3. Before him are Saint Lucy, and Saint Florian. After him are Pope Marcellinus, Anastasia of Sirmium, Philomena, Christina of Bolsena, Pancras of Rome, Eulalia of Mérida, Juliana of Nicomedia, Euphemia, and Saint Afra.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 111 out of 3,355. Before him are Manuel de Falla (1876), Luis Aragonés (1938), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Ramón Mercader (1913), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), and Francisco de Orellana (1511). After him are Pelagius of Asturias (685), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 15. Before him are Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), John of the Cross (1542), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), and Antipope Benedict XIII (1328). After him are Vincent Ferrer (1350), Ibn Hazm (994), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), and Eulalia of Mérida (290).

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