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Severus of Barcelona ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Sant Sever), (スペイン語:San Severo)) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was a bishop of Barcelona and was martyred during the persecution of Christians by Diocletian in AD 304. Details concerning his life and death are uncertain and of questionable historicity, and his ''Acta'' actually date from around the sixth century.〔(San Severo )〕 ==Legend== According to his legend, he was born in Barcelona to a noble family and received a good education. In a hymn associated with his office, it is stated explicitly that he was a citizen of Barcelona.〔 A variant of the legend status that he was a humble weaver upon whose head a dove landed. The people of the city saw this as a sign and elected him bishop.〔(6 de noviembre )〕 He was chosen bishop of Barcelona around 290. During the persecution of Diocletian, Severus fled to ''Castrum Octavianum'' (Sant Cugat), where he encountered a fellow Christian, named Emeterius ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Sant Medir, Medí), (スペイン語:San Medir, Medín)),〔Not to be confused with another Saint Emeterius, who was martyred with Celedonius〕 sowing beans in the field. Severus instructed the man that if the soldiers sent to kill him asked the farmer where he had gone, to tell them that he had passed this way.〔(Rincones_del_mundo )〕 A miracle made the beans he was cultivating sprout immediately after Severus left. When the soldiers came across Emeterius and asked him if he had seen the bishop, Emeterius replied that he had and it was when he was sowing the fields. Angry at this lie and believing that Emeterius was mocking them, the soldiers arrested the man and took him to ''Castrum Octavianum''. Severus meanwhile appeared to the soldiers, along with four other priests from Barcelona who had fled with him. The four priests were flogged and then killed with a sword. Emeterius also suffered this fate. Severus was beaten with a cat o' nine tails, and nails were driven into his head. The soldiers left the bishop on the ground. However, he did not die and when Christians from Barcelona heard that Severus was still alive, they attempted to revive him. However, he expired in the arms of one of them. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Severus of Barcelona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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