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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Fructuosus, Auguris and Eulogius, bishop and his two deacons, martyrs of Tarragona

Saint ID

S00496

Reported Death Not Before

259

Reported Death Not After

259

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops , Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00801Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs IV) on the *Eighteen Martyrs of Zaragoza (north-eastern Hispania, S00485), lists the saintly patrons of various places in Hispania, Gaul and North Africa, who will be presented by their cities at the Last Judgement, and singles out Zaragoza for special praise, because of the number of its martyrs. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400.
E00897Prudentius writes Crowns of the Martyrs VI, a poem on the martyrdom of *Fructuosus, bishop of Tarragona, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius (S00496); the poem calls the martyrs patrons of Tarragona (north-east Hispania), and gives details about the veneration of their relics. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. Overview of Peristephanon VI.
E00903Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs VI) on *Fructuosus, bishop of Tarragona (north-east Hispania) and his companions, the deacons Augurius and Eulogius (S00496), calls the martyrs patrons of Tarragona and of Hispania. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400.
E00921Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs VI) on *Fructuosus, bishop of Tarragona (north-east Hispania) and his companions, the deacons Augurius and Eulogius (S00496), describes the gathering of the ashes of the martyrs and cult practices around them. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400.
E00922Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs VI) on *Fructuosus, bishop of Tarragona (north-east Hispania) and his companions, the deacons Augurius and Eulogius (S00496), calls them patrons of Tarragona and Hispania and urges the people of the city to praise them. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400.
E02218Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of *Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius (martyrs of Tarragona, S00496), at the memorial shrine of *Theogenes (martyr and probably bishop of Hippo, S01133) in Hippo Regius (Numidia, central North Africa), and refers to the reading of their Martyrdom. He emphasises that, though martyrs like these, as well as *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097), are superior to pagan heroes, they are honoured, not worshipped by Christians. Sermo 273, delivered in Latin at Hippo, between 391 and 430.
E04617The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 21 January.
E04925The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 20 August.
E04926The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 21 August.
E05253Latin Orationale of the Old Hispanic Liturgy of the 7th c. (Orationale Visigothicum), with prayers used on the feasts of saints in January and February: *Iulianus/Ioulianos and Basilissa (martyrs of Antinoopolis, S01341), the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268), *Fructuosus, Auguris and Eulogius (bishop and his two deacons, martyrs of Tarragona, S00496), *Vincent (deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valentia, S00290), the Chair of *Peter the Apostle (S00036).
E08380The Latin Martyrdom of *Fructuosus, Auguris, and Eulogius (bishop and his two deacons, martyrs of Tarragona, 000496) recounts the trial and execution of the martyrs. Written probably in Tarragona (north-east Hispania) in the 4th century, with passages added later.