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Victor of Vita
Tunisian priest and church historian
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Born
430
verified
Died
490
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Victor, Bishop of Vita in North Africa, wrote the history of the persecution of the Catholics by the Arian Vandal kings, largely as an eyewitness.
His work preserves the confession of faith presented by the Catholic bishops under St Eugenius of Carthage.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe how he came to be honoured as a saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
A bishop who recorded the sufferings of the persecuted Church.
Connected on this site
- Eugenius of Carthage Saint“His work preserves the confession of faith presented by the Catholic bishops under St Eugenius of Carthage.” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Victor of Vita
- Wikidata Q748621 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Victor Vitensis (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.