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Olegarius
Bishop of Barcelona
SaintFull write-upCounty of BarcelonaPre-congregation
Feast: 6 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1060
Died
1137
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Barcelona in Catalonia in Spain, Saint Olegarius, bishop, who also held the see of Tarragona when that most ancient see was freed from the rule of the Moors.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 6 March as bishop of Barcelona who also held the see of Tarragona once it was freed from Moorish rule.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1633681 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Olegarius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.