Victor II, Bishop of Chur
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Victor II was an 8th-century bishop of Chur
of the Victorid family
which had controlled the bishopric and the province of Rhaetia since the early seventh century.
He is mentioned in an inscription on the tomb of his predecessor Paschal in the monastery of Cazis
. According to the Liber de feodis of 1388, he was a son of the tribune
Vigilius and a woman named Episcopina. The date of his death was 21 November, but the date is unrecorded, probably in the first half of the eighth century.
Bishop of Chur
The Bishop of Chur is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur, Grisons, Switzerland .-History:...
of the Victorid family
Victorids
The Victorids were a powerful family in Rhaetia during the seventh and eighth centuries, dominating the region politically and controlling the diocese of Chur. The family is termed after the continued use of the name Victor....
which had controlled the bishopric and the province of Rhaetia since the early seventh century.
He is mentioned in an inscription on the tomb of his predecessor Paschal in the monastery of Cazis
Cazis
Cazis is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...
. According to the Liber de feodis of 1388, he was a son of the tribune
Tribune
Tribune was a title shared by elected officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the right to propose legislation before it. They were sacrosanct, in the sense that any assault on their person was...
Vigilius and a woman named Episcopina. The date of his death was 21 November, but the date is unrecorded, probably in the first half of the eighth century.