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Saint

Julian of Toledo

Archbishop of Toledo

Archbishop of Toledo and a church writer, reposed in 690.

Feast
March 8old style March 21
Reposed
6907th century
Place
Toledo

Life

Holy Hierarch Julian of Toledo was a monk at the monastery of Agali in Spain under Saint Eugene, whom he succeeded first as abbot and, in 680, as archbishop of Toledo. He reposed in the year 690. He was the first metropolitan of all Iberia. He presided over several national councils, revised and developed the Mozarabic liturgy, and was a very prolific writer and an outstanding churchman.

He is commemorated on 8 March, by the Western calendar (new style), as a saint of the undivided Church.

Commemorated the same day March 8