Saint Vitus

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Saint Vitus is a Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, traditionally invoked for protection against neurological disorders and known for his association with the so-called "St. Vitus' dance."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
Fourteen Holy Helpers member
saint
associatedWith St. Vitus' dance
birthPlace Sicily
commemoratedOn June 15 (Gregorian calendar) in some Eastern Churches
June 15 in Western Christianity
cultCenter Prague
Sicily
deathPlace Lucania
diedIn early 4th century
era Diocletianic Persecution
feastDay 15 June
hasRelics St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague
hasSanctuary St. Vitus Cathedral
honoredIn liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite
iconographicAttribute cauldron of boiling oil
palm of martyrdom
youthful martyr
invokedFor protection against animal bites
protection against epilepsy
protection against lightning
protection against nervous disorders
protection against neurological disorders
legendaryCompanions Saint Crescentia
Saint Modestus
linkedTo St. Vitus' Day celebrations in Central Europe
medieval dancing processions
memberOf Fourteen Holy Helpers
patronage Bohemia
Prague
Rijeka
Saxony NERFINISHED
actors
choreia
comedians
dancers
epilepsy
religion Christianity
title Holy Helper
Martyr
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholic Church


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