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Venerable Martyr

Maginus of Tarragona

A hermit of the region of Tarragona, slain for Christ around 306.

Feast
August 19old style September 1
Reposed
3044th century
Place
Tarragona
Order
Martyrs

Life

Maginus of Tarragona was born in Tarragona in Spain. He enlightened the people around his native town and was at last beheaded under Diocletian, around the year 304. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 25 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 7 September of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.

Commemorated the same day August 19