The brothers were noblemen who gave away much of their wealth to the poor before becoming hermits at
Monte Nero near
Septempeda. Victorinus later withdrew to a cave near Pioraco. Victorinus was prone to strong temptations, and he inflicted upon himself a difficult and painful
penance: he had himself tied to a tree, with his hands clasped between two branches. However, in 540
Pope Vigilius appointed them each as bishops of two separate sees: Severinus became bishop of what was then called
Septempeda, later called
San Severino Marche after him, in
Marche; Victorinus became
bishop of Camerino. Severinus died in 545. His remains were concealed in the Cathedral of Saint Maria in Septempeda to protect them from looting, and were rediscovered in 590 during restoration works, after which they were transferred to Monte Nero. ==Veneration==