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4 unusual facts about Fructuosus of Braga


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St. Fructuosus of Braga founded a monastery here in the 7th century, but it has not survived.

Fructuosus of Braga

In 652, he wrote what was apparently a second letter to King Recceswinth asking for the release of political prisoners held from the reign of King Chintila, some of whom had languished in prison until the reign of King Erwig.

From the 16th to the mid 20th century the authorship of the Vita Fructuosi was wrongly attributed to Valerio of Bierzo.

Valerio of Bierzo

One short hagiographical work known as the Vita Fructuosi (Life of Fructuosus of Braga), was from the 16th to the mid 20th century wrongly thought to have been written by Valerio.



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