St Roderick of Cordoba Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date
St Roderick of Cordoba Profile. Born: the 9th Century in Spain, Europe. Worked in Moorish Spain. Died: 857 AD in Cordoba, Spain. Feast Day is celebrated on March 13.
Roderick of Cordoba, Profile |
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| Date of Birth | 9th Century |
|---|---|
| Country of Birth | Spain of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | Moorish Spain |
| Date of Death | 857 AD |
| Place of Death | Cordoba, Spain |
| Feast Day | March 13 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
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Roderick of Cordoba Biography
He was also known as:
- Roderic
- Rodrigo
- Rodriguez
- Rudericus
- Ruderic
St Roderick of Cordoba was born in the 9th Century. He was a Christian priest in Moorish Spain. St Roderick had a brother who became Moslem and another with no religion.
One day while he was trying to break up a fight between his brothers, they suddenly turned on him and beat him up until he went into a coma. The Moslem brother, seeking further revenge, publicized to authorities that Roderick had converted to Islam.
When Roderick awoke, he was questioned about it, and denied the allegation, claiming allegiance to Christ. The Moslem authorities took this to be apostasy, deciding Roderick was denying his new Moslem faith. St Roderick was then imprisoned for several months and then martyred with Saint Salomon of Cordoba.
St Roderick’s Death
He was beheaded in 857 AD in Cordoba, Spain.
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