He was ordained as a deacon in Spain by his friend Valerius of Saragossa. The Roman Emperors published their edits against Christian clergy in the year 303 and against the Christian lay people in the year 304. During this time Vincent and his Bishop were arrested and tortured to hand over sacred scriptures and also to give up the faith. But they refused and Vincent was tortured on a gridiron. But the tortures could not change the faith of Vincent. The emperor was so irritated that he ordered to beat the guards who were in charge of Vincent.
Vincent was then detained in a filthy poisonous cell and there he changed the mind of the jailor of the prison and converted him to Christianity. Then the guards gave some rest to the torture of Vincent. During this time some friends visited Vincent and placed him on a comfortable bed. The life of Vincent that refused to leave from him due to torture, left him when he was comfortably placed on a bed and he died peacefully.
The Governor Dacian asked the guards to throw the body to be devoured by vultures but a bird raven guarded the body of St. Vincent. Then his body was thrown into the sea but it came to the shore and was buried by a pious widow. A shrine was constructed over his grave, which is said to have been guarded by ravens (birds).
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