Braulio of Saragossa

Braulio (left) and Isidore of Seville, from the Isidori Libri Originum, 2nd half of the 10th century

Braulio von Saragossa (* after 585; † 651 in Saragossa ) was a Spanish theologian, poet and saint. He was Bishop of Saragossa from 631 .

Braulio followed his brother Johann to the bishopric and was previously his archdeacon. He had political influence, for example, on King Chindaswinth , whom he asked in a letter to make his son Rekkeswinth co-regent. He was at the Synods in Toledo in 633, 636 and 638 and was commissioned by his episcopal colleagues at the latter Synod to write an answer to Pope Honorius I , who accused the Spanish bishops of neglecting their offices.

He was friends with Isidore of Seville and his pupil and urged him to publish his encyclopedia. He also wrote a biography and a catalog raisonné of Isidore for his encyclopedia.

He wrote a life of Saint Aemilianus of Cogolla and a book about martyrs in Saragossa. Letters from him were discovered in Leon in the 18th century.

Works

• Writings of Braulio of Saragossa, Fructuosus of Braga (editor Claude W. Barlow), Catholic University of America Press 1969

Web links

• Catholic Encyclopedia