Hermenegild of Salceda

Saint Hermenegild of Salceda was a Benedictine monk and saint of Galicia, of the monastery of Santa María de Saliceta at Salceda de Caselas, three leagues from Tui. The monastery was a double monastery, founded by Ordoño I of Galicia in 914, and he was confessor there. He died in the year 943 at Salceda de Caselas in the province of Pontevedra. Together with Saint Rudesind of Celanova he contributed to the evangelization of Galicia.

In Galician he is called Hermenxildo. In the church of Santa María, next to the monastery, is the saint's tomb, with an inscription. He is honored as a saint of the undivided Church, in the local tradition.