Saint Prudentius of Tarazona

Also known as

• Prudencio
• Prudentzio

Memorial

• 28 April

Profile

Cave hermit at age 15, and the spiritual student of another hermit near Osma, Old Castille, Spain. At age 22 he began evangelizing, opposing idolators and miraculously healing in the area of Calahorra, Spain. Priest. Canon of the church in Calahorra. Bishop of Tarazona, Aragon (in modern Spain).

Born

• in Armentia, Alava province, Spain

Died

• late 7th century in Osma, Old Castille, Spain of natural causes
• buried in a cave
• some relics in the diocese of Calahorra, Spain
• some relics in the co-cathedral of Santa Maria la Redonda, Logroño, Spain

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Tarazona, Spain, diocese of
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• Alava, Spain
• Lazkao, Spain

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Monastery of San Prudencio
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology

MLA Citation

• “Saint Prudentius of Tarazona“. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 April 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>