Hieromartyr
Abundius of Córdoba
Priest
Priest of Ornachuelos, seized at Córdoba and beheaded in 854 after confessing Christ before the caliph.
Life
Saint Abundius, hieromartyr, was a priest of Ornachuelos and received martyrdom at Córdoba on 11 July 854. He is commemorated on 11 July.
He was seized at Córdoba in the time of the persecution of Christians carried out by the Muslim authorities. Brought before the caliph, he praised the faith of Christ and the Church of Christ, and for this he was beheaded. His body was thrown into the Guadalquivir.
At that time many other martyrs suffered for Christ at Córdoba.
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