Today, Thursday April 13, the Catholic Church honors San Ermenegildo.
He was the son of the first Visigothic king of Spain and also an Arian in the 6th century. However, he marries a Catholic and converts to Christianity.
According to the Vatican website, he was imprisoned in Tarragona and assassinated by order of his father for refusing to receive communion from an Arian bishop.
Today he is the patron saint of Spain.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization.
Today’s saints day, April 13, also celebrates the following saint’s days:
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