Saints from Hispania

Christian saint, martyr and a deacon of Rome (225-258)

saint and martyr

Fermin (also Firmin, from Latin Firminus; Spanish Fermín) was a holy man and martyr, traditionally venerated as the co-patron saint of Navarre, Spain. He was born in the mid 3rd century, so his death may be associated with the Diocletianic Persecution (303).

Saint Pacian (Pacianus) () ( 310–391 AD) was an early Spanish Christian prelate.

early 4th-century Spanish saint

Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona (, , died 259) was a Christian saint, bishop and martyr. His is an important name in the early history of Christianity in Hispania. He was bishop of Tarragona and was arrested during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman Emperor Valerian (reigned 253 – 260). Along with him were two deacons, St. Augurius and St. Eulogius. In 259, he was questioned by the praeses Aemilianus and burned at the stake in the local amphitheatre in Tarraco. The Acta of the martyrdom of the bishop Fructuosus and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius document his legend; they are

Spanish bishop and saint

Saint Cucuphas (also Cucufas or Qaqophas, , , , , , ) is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is 25 July but in some areas it is celebrated on 27 July to avoid conflict with the important feast day of Santiago, the patron saint of Spain. His name is said to be of Phoenician origin with the meaning of "he who jokes, he who likes to joke."

St. Quiteria was a fifth-century saint and virgin martyr about whom little is certain except her name, the date, place, and cause of her death, and existence of her cult. She is listed under the date of 22 May in the Roman Martyrology. She is one of the patron saints of Toledo, Spain. Accounts of her life include refusal to marry, protection for the vulnerable, and waging a guerilla war against the Roman Empire.

saintly virgin associated with Sens in France and a fountain named d'Azon

Holy Land saint

venerated as martyrs

3rd-century saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church

Saint Leocadia (; ) is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have suffered martyrdom and died on December 9, ca. 304, in the Diocletianic Persecution.

Roman pair of Christian martyrs

Engratia (, ) is venerated as a virgin martyr and saint. Tradition states that she was martyred with eighteen companions in 303 AD.

Hispano-Roman saint

6th bishop of Zaragoza and patron of the city and diocese of Zaragoza. Attend the Council of Elvira (290-315)

Christian martyrs

Catalan saint

Saint Agathoclia (Agathocleia; ) (died c. 230 AD) is venerated as a patron saint of Mequinenza, Aragón, Spain. Her feast day is September 17.

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Spanish saint

Spanish saint

7 Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize Spain: Torquatus, Caecilius, Ctesiphon, Euphrasius, Indaletius, Hesychius, Secundius

Spanish saint

Spanish saint

Saint Indaletius () is venerated as the patron saint of Almería, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Urci (today Pechina), near the present-day city of Almería, and became its first bishop. He may have been martyred at Urci.

Spanish saint

Spanish saint

Roman legionaries and martyrs

Christian missionary

Spanish martyrs

Spanish saint

bishop, martyr

Spanish saints