Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius

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Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius are early Christian twin martyrs venerated in the Catholic Church, whose relics and cult became widely revered in late antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ
Christian martyrs ⓘ
legendary saints ⓘ
saints of the Catholic Church ⓘ
saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
twin saints ⓘ
areTwins true ⓘ
associatedWith Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna ⓘ
cultCenter France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Milan ⓘ
Ravenna ⓘ
cultFlourishedIn Middle Ages ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ
diedInCentury 2nd century ⓘ
diedInPlace Milan ⓘ
hasFather Saint Vitalis of Milan ⓘ
linked to: Saint Vitalis
hasFeastDay June 19 ⓘ
June 19 (Roman Martyrology) ⓘ
hasMember Saint Gervasius ⓘ
Saint Protasius ⓘ
hasMother Saint Valeria of Milan ⓘ
iconography depicted as young Roman soldiers ⓘ
depicted with palm branches of martyrdom ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
martyrdomType beheading (traditional account) ⓘ
martyrdomUnder Roman authorities ⓘ
mentionedBy Saint Ambrose of Milan ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose of Milan

Saint Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
linked to: Augustine of Hippo
mentionedIn Confessions of Saint Augustine ⓘ
patronage Milan ⓘ
Ravenna ⓘ
against demonic possession ⓘ
haymakers ⓘ
wine-makers ⓘ
relicsAssociatedWith miraculous healings ⓘ
relicsDiscoveredBy Saint Ambrose of Milan ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose of Milan
relicsDiscoveryPlace Milan ⓘ
relicsDiscoveryYear 386 ⓘ
relicsPlacedIn Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan ⓘ
twinOf Saint Gervasius ⓘ
Saint Protasius ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Soissons Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius ⓘ
subject linked to: Soissons Cathedral (attributed)
Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church → namedAfter → Saints Gervasius and Protasius ⓘ
linked to: Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius
Basilica of Santi Gervasio e Protasio → hasAltarDedication → Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius ⓘ