RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Vincent of Saragossa

300 - 304

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincent of Saragossa has received more than 338,227 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Vincent of Saragossa is the 426th most popular religious figure (up from 474th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Spain (up from 116th in 2019) and the 13th 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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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.14

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 426 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Paul II, Marcion of Sinope, Salome, James the Less, Pope Honorius I, and Januarius. After him are Saint Titus, Anas ibn Malik, Philomena, Clement of Ohrid, Dionysius Exiguus, and Eber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 8Before him are Pope Sylvester I, Saint Sebastian, Pope Felix I, Saint Blaise, Pope Julius I, and Valerius Severus. After him are Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Macarius of Egypt, Asanga, Narseh, and Erasmus of Formia. Among people deceased in 304, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 2Before him is Saint Lucy. After him are Philomena, Anastasia of Sirmium, Christina of Bolsena, Saint Florian, Pope Marcellinus, Eulalia of Mérida, Pancras of Rome, Euphemia, Juliana of Nicomedia, and Saint Afra.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 97 out of 3,355Before him are José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Avempace (1080), Ibn Tufail (1110), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), and Blanche of Castile (1188). After him are Baltasar Gracián (1601), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), José Carreras (1946), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), and Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Vincent of Saragossa ranks 13Before him are Catherine of Aragon (1485), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420). After him are Antipope Benedict XIII (1328), Ibn Hazm (994), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), and Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510).