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Valerian


Valerian may mean:

Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant
Red valerian, a garden flower

People
Valerian I, Roman emperor 253-260
Valerian II, son of Gallienus (d. 258)
Valerianus Magnus (1586-1661), Italian Capuchin missionary preacher in Central Europe
Valerian Madatov (1782–1829), Russian prince and Lieutenant General
Valerian Albanov (1881-1919), Russian navigator
Valerian A. Frolov (1895-1961), Soviet Russian military figure
Valerian Trifa (1914–1987), Romanian Orthodox cleric and fascist political activist
Valerian Gracias (1900-1978), Indian Roman Catholic cardinal
Valerian Ruminski (1967- ), American singer

Saints
St. Valerian of Abbenza, bishop of Abbenza (d. 457)
St. Valerian, husband of Saint Cecilia
Valerian, bishop of Auxerre
Valerian, bishop of Aquileia (4th century)
Valerian (child-martyr), saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Music and literature
Valerian, a pseudonym used by Gary Numan
Valérian and Laureline, French comics characters

See also


Valerius
Valérien

   
   
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