Fructuosus
Sign in to saveSaint 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
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- 1872
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- Saint.name
- Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona
- Saint.birth_date
- unknown
- Saint.death_date
- 259
- Saint.feast_day
- January 21
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Communion
- Saint.image
- Fructuosus.JPG
- Saint.imagesize
- 200px
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- Detail of a Romanesque mural of Saint Fructuosus at Bierge, Huesca
- Saint.titles
- Bishop and Martyr
- Saint.patronage
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- Born
- 200
- Died
- 21 January 259
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Tarragona Amphitheatre
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- S fructuoso.jpg
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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 the earliest Hispanic Acta, "marked by a realistic simplicity which contrasts very favourably with many of the Acta of Diocletian's persecution".
==Acta== thumb|Statue of Saint Fructuosus in Catalonia The text documents the following details. St. Fructuosus, and his deacons were just going to bed when they were arrested. They were examined, at which point they affirmed their belief in the God of Christianity. Fructuosus was asked, "Are you the bishop?"; after he responded, "I am", the examiner memorably replied "" ("You were"). They were then sentenced to be burnt.