Severinus of Sanseverino and Victorinus of Camerino
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Saints Severinus of Sanseverino (or of Septempeda) (d. 550 AD) and Victorinus of Camerino (d. 543 AD) were brothers who were both bishops and hermits of the 6th century.
near Septempeda
. They also became hermits in caves near Pioraco. Victorinus was prone to strong temptations, and he inflicted upon himself a difficult and painful penance
: he had himself tied to a tree, with his hands crushed between two branches. Victorinus’ particular method of self-mortification was depicted on a small panel in the church of San Venanzio, in Camerino, by the artist Niccolò da Foligno (called l'Alunno), who created the piece between 1478-80.
However, Pope Vigilius
appointed them both as bishops of two separate sees: Severinus became bishop of what was then called Septempeda, later called San Severino Marche
after him, in the Marches of Ancona; Victorinus became bishop of Camerino. Their joint feast day is June 8.
Biography
Both had given away their great wealth to the poor and had become hermits at Monte NeroSan Severino Marche
San Severino Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km southwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Macerata.-From prehistory to Roman age:...
near Septempeda
Septempeda
Septempeda was one of the first colonies of the Roman empire, in Picenum, now in the Italian region Marche. It became the today's San Severino Marche, after the fall of Roman Empire.-History:...
. They also became hermits in caves near Pioraco. Victorinus was prone to strong temptations, and he inflicted upon himself a difficult and painful penance
Penance
Penance is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and Anglican Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. It also plays a part in non-sacramental confession among Lutherans and other Protestants...
: he had himself tied to a tree, with his hands crushed between two branches. Victorinus’ particular method of self-mortification was depicted on a small panel in the church of San Venanzio, in Camerino, by the artist Niccolò da Foligno (called l'Alunno), who created the piece between 1478-80.
However, Pope Vigilius
Pope Vigilius
Pope Vigilius reigned as pope from 537 to 555, is considered the first pope of the Byzantine Papacy.-Early life:He belonged to a aristocratic Roman family; his father Johannes is identified as a consul in the Liber pontificalis, having received that title from the emperor...
appointed them both as bishops of two separate sees: Severinus became bishop of what was then called Septempeda, later called San Severino Marche
San Severino Marche
San Severino Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km southwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Macerata.-From prehistory to Roman age:...
after him, in the Marches of Ancona; Victorinus became bishop of Camerino. Their joint feast day is June 8.