Ermengol of Urgell

Holy Hierarch Ermengol of Urgell (Hermengaudius, Armengol) was bishop of Urgell in Catalonia from 1010 until his repose in 1035. He is a medieval saint.

He was possibly born in the village of Ayguatébia, a son of Bernat I, viscount of Conflent, and nephew and successor of Bishop Sal·la; he was archdeacon by 1002. He began his episcopate by reforming the cathedral canons along the lines of the life of Saint Augustine and granting them lands. In 1012 he travelled to Rome, where Pope Benedict VIII confirmed the possessions and jurisdiction of his diocese. He is credited with leading a Christian military expedition that wrested the Guissona plain from the Taifa of Zaragoza around 1020. He often clashed with the nobility of the county of Urgell, supported many public works and built the cathedral of Urgell, consecrated in 1040. He died in 1035 while helping to build a bridge near the village of El Pont de Bar. His veneration began the next year, and a few years later he was canonised. In the town of Seu d'Urgell the Saint Ermengol Fair is held every year.

He is commemorated on 3 November, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).