Feast of St. Eulogius, Martyr




St. Eulogius was a Spanish priest and martyr of the ninth century. As the the son of a Cordoban senatorial family, he was well-educated. He entered the priesthood and was appointed the superior of an ecclesiastical school. He worked to comfort and support Christian martyrs and their survivors during the Islamic persecutions. Arrested several times for his faith, during one of his imprisonments, he wrote Exhortation to Martyrdom for two young virgin martyrs, Flora and Mary, who were beheaded. Eulogius also wrote: The Memorial of the Saints and an Apologia.

He was appointed to succeed the Archbishop of Toledo, but was never consecrated. Instead, he was arrested and imprisoned after he gave shelter to Saint Leocritia of Cordoba, a young girl who converted from Islam. He boldly preached the Gospel in court, then in front of the king's counsel. He was scourged and beaten with rods, and beheaded in the city of Cordoba, Spain on March 11, 859. He is the patron saint of carpenters and coppersmiths.

Happy Feast Day, T.O.!

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  1. Thank you! How dreadful that I forgot :(

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