Saint Eulalia of Barcelona
- Also known as
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Auzalie of Barcelona;
Eulalie of Barcelona;
Occille of Barcelona;
Olacie of Barcelona;
Olaille of Barcelona;
Olaire of Barcelona
- Memorial
- 12 February
- Profile
- Sanctified virgin.
Martyred at age 13 or 14 in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Often confused with Saint Eulalia of Merida.
Several villages in Guienne and Languedoc are named for her.
- Born
- c.290 in Spain
- Died
- martyred 12 February 304 at Barcelona, Spain;
interred in the church of Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona;
relics translated to the Barcelona cathedral on 23 November 874
- Name Meaning
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victory (gaelic);
fair shout (greek)
- Canonized
- 633
- Patronage
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against drought;
Barcelona, Spain;
cathedral of Barcelona;
boatmen;
mariners;
safe sailing;
safe seafaring;
sailors;
watermen
- Representation
- young woman with a palm and cross in her hand
- Additional Information
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Google Directory
Sagrada Familia (español)
Barcelona Cathedral, A View on Cities
Kirken i Norge (norwegian)
Mercabá (español)
Catholic Encyclopedia
Popular Saints in Portugal
New Catholic Dictionary
- Print References
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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