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Ss. Fuscian, Victoricus and Gentian

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Ss. Fuscian, Victoricus and Gentian

Victoricus, and Gentian, Martyrs

Fuscian and Victoricus preached in Gaul and stayed with Gentian near Amiens. Butler remembers the missionaries and their host as companions in martyrdom.

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Host and companion: Gentian
Butler names Gentian as the host who shared the martyrdom of Fuscian and Victoricus.

Butler sourceAlban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Volume XII (December), Thomas Richardson and Son, Derby, for the Catholic Book Society, 1846; December 11, “Ss Fuscian, Victoricus, and Gentian, Martyrs,” p. 248.

Butler’s Lives of the Saints (1846)Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Volume XII (December), Thomas Richardson and Son, Derby, for the Catholic Book Society, 1846; December 11, “Ss Fuscian, Victoricus, and Gentian, Martyrs,” p. 248.

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ⓘ Butler source

Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Volume XII (December), Thomas Richardson and Son, Derby, for the Catholic Book Society, 1846; December 11, “Ss Fuscian, Victoricus, and Gentian, Martyrs,” p. 248.

Fuscian and Victoricus travelled through Gaul preaching the Christian faith. Butler associates their mission with Thérouanne before their return toward Amiens, where Christians were suffering persecution.

They stayed with Gentian, who wished to become a disciple of Christ. He told them of Quintin’s recent martyrdom. The two missionaries and their host were soon arrested and put to death for the faith.

Butler records the later discovery and translation of their relics to the cathedral of Amiens. Their short remembrance joins the work of preaching with the hospitality that received the preachers. The notice follows the acts and chronicles cited in the source.

Historical note

An original Novena Regina reading adapted and summarized from the cited pre-1962 source. This is not a transcription of Butler’s words.

The missionary journey and circumstances of the martyrdom follow the acts cited by Butler. This Gentian is the host associated with Fuscian and Victoricus.

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