Saint
Torquatus
Bishop of Guadix
One of the Seven Apostolic Men, bishop of Guadix in Spain.
- Feast
- January 31old style February 13
- Era
- 4th century
- Order
- Hierarchs
Life
Saint Torquatus (in Latin "he who wears a collar"), hierarch, was the fifth bishop of the city of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, in the Tricastin, in the south of Dauphiné, in the fourth century. His commemoration is on 31 January or 1 February. His life is completely unknown. His name was mentioned in the liturgical books of his bishopric until the eighteenth century, and a chapel of Saint-Torquat at Suze-la-Rousse bears his name. He should not be confused with Torquatus of Guadix, one of the Seven Apostolic Men of Spain.
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