Saint
Athanasius of Zaragoza
Bishop of Zaragoza
A bishop honored as a saint at Zaragoza, of whom little is known.
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Life
Athanasius of Zaragoza was, according to tradition, the first bishop of Zaragoza, from the year 39 until 59, when he was killed near the city by Nero's soldiers. He is said to have been a disciple of the Apostle James and, with Theodore, to have brought his master's body from Palestine to Galicia. The two are shown carved on the Holy Door of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.