St. Vincent

Deacon and martyr at Valencia. Conquered and laughed at the torments of the Roman governor Dacian by raising his mind to heaven.

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

• Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights — Described as conquering and laughing at the torments of Dacian; quoted his replies while on the rack

  "So St. Vincent, raising his mind to heaven, conquered, nay laughed at all the torments of Dacian"