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Blessed Ollegarius of Tarragona

Also known as

Olaguerand of Tarragona
Oldegar of Tarragona
Olegari of Tarragona

6 March

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Augustinian canon regular. Prior of a succession of monasteries in France. Bishop of Barcelona, Spain in 1115. Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain in 1116. Revived and rebuilt the diocese from the sorry state in to which it had fallen during the Moorish occupation.

Born

1060 at Barcelona, Spain

1137 of natural causes
interred in Barcelona, Spain
body incorrupt

25 May 1675 by Pope Clement X

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

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Category: Beatified in 1675, Bishop of Barcelona Spain, Bishop of Tarragona Spain, Born in 1060, Born in Spain, Canonized by Pope Clement X, Consecrated in 1115, Consecrated in 1116, Died in 1137, Saints Beati and Venerables, Saints who were Augustinians, Saints who were Bishops, Saints who were Canons | Trackback