Nebridius
Bishop of Egara
Who they were
Saint Nebridius (Catalan: Nebridi, Spanish: Nebridio) was bishop of Egara (Terrassa) (516–527) and then bishop of Barcelona from 540 to around 547 AD. His feast day falls on 9 February. A native of Girona, Nebridius, according to tradition, had three brothers who were also saints. They were Saint Justus, bishop of Urgell; Saint Elpidius; and Saint Justinian. He was very learned and wrote interpretations of the Scriptures. He also wrote a work called In cantica canticorum about the church chants. He was a Benedictine.
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- Justus of Urgell Saint Brother or sister
- CatholicSaints.Info - Saint Nebridius of Egara — Bishop of Egara 516-527 and of Barcelona 540-c.545, brother of St Justus of Urgell; memorial 9 February. Cited to Rabenstein's Saints of the Day and Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints.
- Wikidata Q3822746 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nebridius (bishop of Egara) (CC BY-SA)
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