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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Eulogius of Córdoba (also Eulogius of Toledo; d. 859). A priest in Muslim-ruled Córdoba, Eulogius along with other Christians publicly proclaimed the superiority of Christianity and thus brought upon themselves capital punishment for denigrating the Prophet. Eulogius was also the chief chronicler of this movement, writing several accounts of the martyrs. His own life was sketched in a Vita by his friend, the layman Paul Albar (BHL 2704). Some of the martyrs' remains were translated to Paris in the early 860s. Kenneth Wolf's study of these deaths, _Christian Martyrs in Muslim Spain_ (Cambridge University Press, 1988), is available on-line here: http://libro.uca.edu/martyrs/martyrs.htm There are of course other saints named Eulogius. It's quite likely that the Cordoban saint of this name was named for the martyr of Tarragona familiar from Prudentius, _Peristephanon_, 6. Best, John Dillon (matter from an older post lightly revised) On 03/11/15, Matt Heintzelman wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/604882972899463/photos/a.624764970911263.1073741830.604882972899463/789202527800839/?type=1&theater > > > > “The earliest account of the Quran in a language other than Arabic is credited to Eulogius, who translated Sura al-Ahzab verse 37, around the year 857. > In 858, a virgin named Leocritia of a noble family of the Moors was converted and sought his protection against her irate parents. St. Eulogius hid her among friends for a time, but eventually they were all discovered and condemned to death. St. Eulogius was beheaded on March 11, 859, and St. Leocritia four days later on March 15, 859.” (Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulogius_of_C%C3%B3rdoba) > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion