Hermogius

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Saint Hermogius
Born	Tuy, Spain
Died	942 Ribas del Sil
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	26 June
Attributes	Benedictine

Hermogius was a Benedictine bishop, and uncle to Pelagius of Cordova.

Born at Tuy, Spain, Hermogius founded Labrugia Monastery in Spanish Galicia in 915.^[1] Shortly afterwards he was taken prisoner by the Moors after their recent conquest of the area. Hermogius was released when his nephew, Pelaguis took his place as a hostage for the Moors. Pelagius would later suffer death as a martyr, with Hermogius retreating to Ribas del Sil, where he would eventually die, in 942.

Notes

↑ St. Hermogius Catholic Online

Persondata
Name	Hermogius
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Date of birth
Place of birth	Tuy, Spain
Date of death	942
Place of death	Ribas del Sil

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