Augurius of Tarragona

Holy Martyr Augurius of Tarragona, sometimes called Augurinus, was a deacon of Tarragona in Spain and suffered on 21 January 259, together with Bishop Fructuosus and the deacon Eulogius.

The acts of the martyrs say that the three were just going to rest when they were arrested. At the hearing they confessed the God of the Christians and were condemned to the fire. At the gate of the amphitheater some of the faithful came close to Fructuosus to ask his prayers, and he answered in a loud voice that he bore in mind the whole Church, from east to west. When the flames rose, the martyrs stretched out their arms in prayer until the end.

They are counted as the first martyrs of Spain for whom a document survives. Prudentius dedicated a hymn to them, and in 2008-2009 the archdiocese of Tarragona proclaimed a jubilee year for the 1750th anniversary. The saint is commemorated on 21 January, by the Western calendar (new style), as a saint of the undivided Church.