Victorian of Asan
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Saint Victorian of Asan ' onMouseout='HidePop("90961")' href="/topics/Aragonese_language">Aragonese
San Beturián) (died ca. 560 AD) was a Spanish
saint
. A native of Italy
, he founded monasteries and hospices there before settling briefly in France
.
He became the founder and abbot
of the monastery of Asan (now called San Vitorián). Asan was situated in the Aragonese
Pyrenees
, in the diocese of Barbastro
.
He died of natural causes.
He is mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus
.
Aragonese language
Aragonese is a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon, Spain...
San Beturián) (died ca. 560 AD) was a Spanish
Spain
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saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
. A native of Italy
Italy
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, he founded monasteries and hospices there before settling briefly in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
He became the founder and abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of the monastery of Asan (now called San Vitorián). Asan was situated in the Aragonese
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, in the diocese of Barbastro
Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza , and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Zaragoza.The city of Barbastro is...
.
He died of natural causes.
He is mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus
Venantius Fortunatus
Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus was a Latin poet and hymnodist in the Merovingian Court, and a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. He was never canonised but was venerated as Saint Venantius Fortunatus during the Middle Ages.-Life:Venantius Fortunatus was born between 530 and 540 A.D....
.