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Also known as

• Rodriguez of Cordoba
• Rudericus of Cordoba

Memorial

• 13 March

Profile

A Christian priest in Moorish Spain, Roderick had a brother who became Moslem and another with no religion. One day he tried to break up a fight between his brothers; they turned on him and beat him into a coma. The Moslem brother, seeking further revenge, announced to authorities that Roderick had converted to Islam. When Roderick awoke, he was questioned about it, and denied the allegation, claiming allegiance to Christ. The Moslem authorities took this to be apostasy, deciding Roderick was denying his new Moslem faith. He was imprisoned for several months, and then martyred with Saint Salomon of Cordoba.

Born

• 9th century southern Spain

Died

• beheaded in 857 in Cordoba, Spain

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• priest in Mass vestments holding a palm of martyrdom as an angel brings him a wreath of roses

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Roderick of Cordoba”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-roderick-of-cordoba/>