Rictius Varus
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Rictius Varus (Rictiovarus, Rixius Varus, Rexius Vicarius) was a Vicarius in Roman Gaul at the end of the 3rd century, around the time of the Diocletianic Persecution. The Roman Martyrology contains many references to the prefect Rixius Varus, who is said to have persecuted hundreds of Christians.[1] In Christian hagiography he later repented and became a Christian martyr himself, and is regarded a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox[2][3][4] and Roman Catholic[5] Churches, with his feast day on July 6.
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Modern scholars, however, question his existence and reject the story of his conversion.[6]