Eulalia of Barcelona
Eulalia (c. 289 – February 12, 303), co-patron saint of Barcelona, was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who was martyred in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian (although the Sequence of Saint Eulalia mentions the "pagan king" Maximian). There is some dispute as to whether she is the same person as Eulalia of Mérida, whose story is similar.
Saint Eulalia of Barcelona | |
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Bernat Martorell's Martyrdom of Saint Eulalia, 1442–1445 (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya). | |
| Virgin and martyr | |
| Born | c. 289 Barcelonum, Hispania Tarraconensis (modern Barcelona, Spain) |
| Died | February 12, 303 (aged 13) Barcelonum, Hispania Tarraconensis |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism and Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | 633 by Pope Vitalian |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona |
| Feast | February 12 (August 22 and December 10 in the Orthodox Church) |
| Attributes | X-shaped cross, stake, and dove |
| Patronage | Barcelona, Spain; sailors; against drought |
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