Saint Hermogius | |
Death Date: | 942 |
Feast Day: | 26 June |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
Birth Place: | Tui, Spain |
Death Place: | Ribas del Sil |
Attributes: | Benedictine |
Hermogius was a Benedictine bishop, and uncle to Pelagius of Cordova.
Born at Tui, 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, Pelagius 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.