St. Valerian was born in 377 AD and served as the bishop of Abbenza in North Africa. During the vandal persecutions under King Genseric, bishops were asked to give up sacred books and vessels of the Church. When the vandals reached Abbenza, Valerian refused to comply with their demands, and they drove him out of the city. No one in the city was allowed to welcome or aid him. He remained in the streets, neglected and alone. Valerian was already 80 years old and soon died of exposure and became a martyr.
St. Valerian, faithful defender of the Church, help us to remain faithful to Christ, even unto death.
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