St. Vitus
Unreliable legend has Vitus, the only son of a senator in Sicily, become a Christian when he was twelve. When his conversions and miracles became widely known to the administrator of Sicily, Valerian, he had Vitus brought before him, to shake his faith. He was unsuccessful, but Vitus with his tutor, Modestus, and servant, Crescentia, fled to Lucania and then to Rome, where he freed Emperor Diocletian's son of an evil spirit. When Vitus would not sacrifice to the gods, his cure was attributed to sorcery. He, Modestus, and Crescentia were subjected to various tortures from which they emerged unscathed, and were freed when during a storm, temples were destroyed and an angel guided them back to Lucania, where they eventually died. So much for the legend. What is fact is that their cult goes back centuries and that they were Christians who were martyred in Lucania. A great devotion to Vitus developed in Germany when his relics were translated to Saxony in 836. He is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is the patron of epileptics, those afflicted with St. Vitus' Dance (named after him}, dancers, and actors, and is a protector against storms. Feast day - June 15th.
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i hope that my epileptiform seizure is taken away from me to be able to work for my family.
St. Vitus Please Pray for Us.
I Choose St.Vitus as my confermation saint because i wish to be a comic or actor
Saint Vitus, thank you for being ever present in my life. I took your name as my confirmation name because I know you truly are my Patron Saint. You've guided me along my path even before I knew you. I will be forever grateful to you for helping me to become a World Champion Ballroom Dancer as well as helping my dogs to win all of the Nationals that they have won. Please continue to watch over my dancing and my dogs, and please intercede for us whenever you're able. My Dear Saint Vitus, please pray for me.
I have always wondered why my parents gave this name to me, very rare and unfamiliar name, but today I'm happy and satisfied with Vitus as a name. St Vitus is now the patron saint of my family. Presently I am in a very difficult situation in my life and I pray saint Vitus to intercede to God in my situation. Thank you.
St. Vitus, The Patron Saint of Eplieptics, please watch over my daughter, my husband, Dylan and Mike. Please be with them throughout their lives keeping them safe and healthy always.
Thank you
Catholic Online;
Is there any truth that St. Vitus' Dance could affect the eyes?
In high school Francisco Lopez of Good Council High School Wheaton Md 1972
imitated questionable eye movements, that he appears unconscous of.
Saint Vitus, pray for me and my family and my friends, no matter what they believe in. They are still humans; still God's children, even if they do not see it.
Saint Vitus, pray for us.
this is just like me and i think it would be a great name to be my saint name
i was really surprised that saint Vitus was very similar to me ! i am very happy with my confirmation saint choice!
he is wonderful... i didn't know about this site having him.. i had a pendent of him be gave it away hoping that he will watch over her.. i hope to see it again. he has been my patron saint for almost 8 years
Thank you, St. Vitus. You are my patron saint
hes so cool
thx so much saint vitus.because for an assignment we could chose any saint in the world and i chose the saint of dance.because i love to dance!
THANKS SAINT VITUS!
~googly eyes 8)
i luv how he has lots of patrons...its amazing..lol
He is cool.
i was writting a report for school on Saint Vitus (i go to a private catholic school)it gave me a lot of info. iam barley finishing up and i just wanted to say good job! Nice work. i appreciate it.although i think a pic would of been better to add cause i needed to do an illustration and google is given me a band not Saint Vitus the saint anyways thank you once again
~vanessa~