Pope St. Nicholas I (The Great), Letter 9, in the Collection of the Councils, by Labbe, p. 341., on Pope St. Victor I: “Victor was truly, as well as in name, a Victor [or conqueror] because he was martyrized for the traditions of the Church.” (Indirect Quote by William Hayes Neligan in “The Lives and Times of the Roman Pontiffs: From St. Peter to Pius IX.” pub. 1867)