Holy Martyrs
Martyrs of Saragossa
Eighteen martyrs, among them Felix, Optatus and Lupercus, who suffered at Saragossa in 304.
- Reposed
- 3044th century
- Place
- Caesaraugusta
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Martyrs of Saragossa are eighteen Christians who suffered at Saragossa (Caesaraugusta) in the year 304, in the time of the great persecution. They are commemorated on 16 April.
Among them are Felix, Optatus, Lupercus, Successus, Martial, Urban, Julius, Quintilian, Publius, Fronto, Caecilian, Eventius, Primitivus, Apodemius, and four more named Saturninus. Their sufferings were described somewhat later by the Christian poet Prudentius.
The relics of the martyrs were found at Saragossa in the year 1389.