Rictius Varus
legendary saint and vicarius in Roman Gaul during the reign of Diocletian
Feast: 6 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Rictius Varus (Rictiovarus, Rixius Varus, Rexius Vicarius) was a Vicarius in Roman Gaul at the end of the 3rd century, around the time of the Diocletianic Persecution. The Roman Martyrology contains many references to the prefect Rixius Varus, who is said to have persecuted hundreds of Christians. In Christian hagiography he later repented and became a Christian martyr himself, and is regarded a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, with his feast day on July 6.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Wikidata Q2374674 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rictius Varus (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.