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6 unusual facts about Vitus


Federfechter

The origin of the name is unclear, though it is believed that it was derived from the name of Saint Vitus, who is often depicted with a feather.

Flein

The theme of the municipal coat of arms is the martyrdom of Saint Vitus, derived from a picture in the town's St. Vitus Church (see gallery below).

Josef Sudek

His early work included many series of light falling in the interior of St. Vitus cathederal.

Reistingen Abbey

In the 14th century it was dedicated to Saint Peter; the present church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Vitus.

Vidovdansko Naselje

Name of the neighborhood derived from Saint Vitus (Sveti Vid in Serbian) - Serbian word "vidovdan" means "the day of Saint Vitus", thus the English translation of the settlement's name would be "the Saint Vitus day's settlement".

Weihenstephan Abbey

The monastery proper, dedicated at first to Saint Vitus, later to Saints Stephen and Michael, was founded by Bishop Hitto von Freising in approximately 811–835.


Frank Lausche

Lausche's funeral was at St. Vitus Church, with Bishop Anthony Edward Pevec delivering the homily.

St. Vitus' Abbey on the Rott

Vitus' Abbey on the Rott (Kloster Sankt Veit an der Rott) was a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Neumarkt-Sankt Veit in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria, Germany.

Thomas Joseph Tobin

Tobin was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Vincent Leonard on July 21, 1973, and then served as an assistant pastor at St. Vitus Parish in New Castle until 1979.

Veit Amerbach

Veit Amerbach (also Vitus Amerpachius) (born in 1503 in Wemding, Germany - died on September 13, 1557 in Ingolstadt, Germany), was a German Lutheran theologian, scholar and humanist, who converted to Catholicism.

Vidovdan

It is a Slava (Patron saint feast day) of St. Vitus, connected in Serbian culture to the Battle of Kosovo, among other events.

Vitus Miletus

Vitus Miletus (surname originally Möller) (born at Gmünd, Swabia, 1549; died at Mainz, 11 September 1615) was a German Roman Catholic theologian.


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