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Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona

detail of a painting of the martyrdom of Saint Fructuous, Augurius and Eulogius; 18th century, artist unknown; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Memorial

21 January

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Bishop of Tarragona, Spain. Arrested on 16 January 259 by the Roman governor Emilian. Martyred with Saint Augurius and Saint Eulogius in the persecutions of Valerian. Saint Augustine wrote in praise of these martyrs.

burned at the stake on 21 January 259 at Tarragona, Spain

Pre-Congregation

Tarragona, Spain

Representation

bishop singing on a funeral pyre

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english
- Catholic Online
- Wikipedia

images
- Santi e Beati
- Wikimedia Commons

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

websites in nederlandse
- Heiligen 3s

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 February 2024. Web. 23 April 2024. <>