Valens the procurer
Roman pimp who undertakes his path of conversion in the home of charity of Zacchaeus in Jericho:
"I exploited all the miseries, I enriched myself on the innocent daughters of the defeated, on orphans, on women sold for a piece of bread like merchandise. I traveled around the world to seize these opportunities, behind the armies, where there was famine, where the overflow of a river had taken all the food, where an epidemic had left young lives without Protection, and I made them merchandise, an unholy and yet innocent merchandise. Unholy for me who drew money from it, innocent because they did not yet know the horror. Lord, I have on my hands the virginity of dishonored little girls, and the honor of young wives taken in the conquered cities. My shops... and my brothels were famous, Lord. Do not curse me, now that you know!..."[1]
Character and appearance
Rather old.
Apostolic journey
"It is true! Your crime is great. You have much to repair. But I, the Mercy, tell you that even if you were the demon himself and if you had on you all the crimes of the Earth, if you will it, you can repair everything and be forgiven by God, by the true God true, great and fatherly".[2]Jesus also predicts that the Kiss that the converted Roman gives on his hand will be a Consolation at his crucifixion.
His name
From Latin: strong, vigorous, robust.
Where is he mentioned in the work?
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