Frutuoso de Tarragona
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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- 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
- Saint.caption
- Detail of a Romanesque mural of Saint Fructuosus at Bierge, Huesca
- Saint.titles
- Bishop and Martyr
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- Instance of
- 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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- Fructuosus of Tarragona
- feast day
- January 21
- canonization status
- hieromartyr
- date of death
- 0259-01-21
- time period
- Roman Empire
- date of birth
- 0200-00-00
- place of burial
- Early Christian cemetery of Tárraco
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Frutuoso de Tarragona foi um religioso cristão hispânico-romano. Ocupando o cargo de Bispo, foi martirizado junto com os diáconos Eulógio e Augúrio.
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