FD of St Victricius (407) bishop of Rouen. He started life as a soldier. On converting to Christianity he determined that military service was incompatible with the gospel. After laying down his arms he was arrested, flogged, and narrowly escaped execution.
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“I inspired the wise with love of peace, I taught it to the teachable, I explained it to the ignorant, I imposed it on the obstinate, insisting on it in season and out of season.”—St Victricius
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