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Detail From The Painting The Triumph of Hermengild By Francisco De Herrera The Younger 1654 Oil On Canvas Museo Del Prado Madrid Spain
Detail From The Painting The Triumph of Hermengild By Francisco De Herrera The Younger 1654 Oil On Canvas Museo Del Prado Madrid Spain

Saint Hermengild

Also known as: Ermengild; Ermengildo; Hermenegild

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 13

Died

April 1, 13

Canonized

1585

Biography

Saint Hermengild, also known as Ermengild or Hermenegild, was born in the year 564. He was the son of Levigild, the Visigoth king of Spain, who adhered to the Arian sect of Christianity. As a member of the royal family, Hermengild grew up in the Arian faith, which was a distinct Christian sect that denied the divinity of Christ....