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Also known as Hermenegildus, Hermenegildo

Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild (died 13 April 585; ; , from Gothic 𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃 *Airmana-gild, "immense tribute"), was the son of King Liuvigild of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. He fell out with his father in 579, then revolted the following year. During his rebellion, he converted from Arianism to Catholicism. Hermenegild was defeated in 584 and exiled. His death was later celebrated as a martyrdom due to the influence of Pope Gregory I's Dialogues, in which he portrayed Hermenegild as a "Catholic martyr rebelling against the tyranny of an Aria

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Key facts

Saint.name
Saint Hermenegild
Saint.death_date
13 April 585
Saint.feast_day
April 13
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
Saint.image
Triunfo de san hermenegildo herrera el joven.jpeg
Saint.imagesize
250px
Saint.caption
El Triunfo de San Hermenegildo by Francisco Herrera the Younger (1654)
Saint.birth_place
Toletum, Visigothic Kingdom
Saint.death_place
Hispalis, Hispania
Saint.titles
Martyr
Saint.attributes
axe, crown, sword, and cross
Saint.patronage
Seville, Spain

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Toledo
Place of death
Tarragona
Spouse
Ingund
Father
Liuvigild
Sibling
Reccared I
Religion
Arianism
Noble title
prince
Image
Triunfo de san hermenegildo herrera el joven.jpeg
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Commons category
Hermenegild
canonization status
Catholic saint
date of death
0585-04-13
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Hermenegild
cause of death
decapitation
name in native language
𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃
feast day
April 13
place of detention
Tarragona
described by source
Wikitólica
date of birth
0564-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Marriage to Ingund
  • Imprisonment and death
  • Reputation and legacy
  • Parentage
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • Sources
  • External links

Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild (died 13 April 585; ; , from Gothic 𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃 *Airmana-gild, "immense tribute"), was the son of King Liuvigild of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. He fell out with his father in 579, then revolted the following year. During his rebellion, he converted from Arianism to Catholicism. Hermenegild was defeated in 584 and exiled. His death was later celebrated as a martyrdom due to the influence of Pope Gregory I's Dialogues, in which he portrayed Hermenegild as a "Catholic martyr rebelling against the tyranny of an Arian father."

==Marriage to Ingund== Hermenegild was the eldest son of Liuvigild and his first wife. He was a brother of Reccared I and brought up an Arian. Liuvigild made his sons co-regents.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hermenegild” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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