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ID: 901000466
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000466
Record Type: Character/Person

Corio, Vermondo, Saint (Christian character)

Note: Legendary saint and count of Turbigo (Meda, Lombardy, Italy); according to legend, he and his brother Aimo were attacked by two wild boars while hunting. To save their lives, they swore to God that, if saved, they would built a convent right there. The convent that is the subject of this tale was built around 780 near an older church dedicated to St. Vittore.

Display Date: according to the legend, died ca. 790

Names:
Corio, Vermondo, Saint (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Saint Vermondo Corio (Christian character) (English,A,N)
Vermund, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Verecundus, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............Corio, Vermondo, Saint (Christian character) (I)
Related Iconography:
relative of .... Corio, Aimo, Saint
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Corio, Aimo, Saint (Christian character)) [901000916]
is protagonist for .... Legend of Saints Aimo and Vermondo
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Legend of Saints Aimo and Vermondo (Christian iconography)) [901001202]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... saint
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... count (nobleman)
.....(noblemen, nobles by gender, nobles (aristocrats), aristocrats, people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Christianity
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... Meda
.....(Milano province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe) (TGN)

Sources:
Corio, Vermondo, Saint (Christian character)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Saint Vermondo Corio (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Vermund, Saint (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Verecundus, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Frick Collection [online] (1998-)

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