Saint Cugat del Valles

Also known as

• Cougat
• Cucufate
• Cucuphas
• Cucuphat
• Guinefort
• Gulnefort
• Qoqofas
• Quiquefat

Memorial

• 25 July

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. Prudentius mentions him in his Hymns.

Born

• North Africa

Died

• 304 near Barcelona, Spain
• part of his relics have been translated to Paris, France
• the monastery of Saint Cugat del Valles was later founded on the site of his martyrdom

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cugat del Valles”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 October 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cugat-del-valles/>