Saint Augurius the Martyr

Memorial

• 21 January

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Deacon in Tarragona, Spain. Arrested in 259 by the Roman governor Emilian. Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian. Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote in praise of him and his fellow martyrs.

Died

• burned at the stake in 259 at Tarragona, Spain

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Augurius the Martyr”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-augurius-the-martyr/>