Venantius Fortunatus recalls him (Carm., VIII, 3; X, 10), and St Gregory of Tours attests that the basilica dedicated to him in Marseilles (q.v.), built over his tomb, was a frequent destination of pilgrimages and many miracles were worked there (Hist. Franc., IX, 20, 22; In gloria martyr., 77). The Passio has been repeatedly revised (BHL, 8569-72); according to H. Quentin, the earliest redaction would be that summarized in the Martyrology of Lyon. V. was a soldier in the army of Maximian; having refused to take part in idolatrous sacrifices, he was arrested by the tribune Asterius and handed over to the prefect Eutychius. After mocking and torturing him, the latter condemned him to be crushed by a millstone. It seems therefore that V. perished during the military persecution under Diocletian.
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