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Gaudiosus of Tarazona
Spanish bishop
SaintResearchedVisigothic Kingdom of TolosaPre-congregation
Feast: 3 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
482
Died
540
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Gaudiosus, son of an officer at the Visigothic court, was educated by St Victorianus and trained for the Church. About 530 he became Bishop of Tarazona in Spain.
Little more is known. He died about 540 and was venerated as a saint.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
A bishop of the Visigothic Church remembered for his holiness.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Gaudiosus
- Wikidata Q3824794 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gaudiosus of Tarazona (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.