Severus of Barcelona 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.
Statue of Saint Severus Barcelona cathedral
Severus and Emeterius (Medir). The miracle of the fields. Hermitage of Sant Medir, Sant Cugat
Altar of Saint Severus. Cathedral of Barcelona. Francesc Santacruz.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona
The Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin metropolitan archbishopric of the Catholic Church in northeastern Spain's Catalonia region.
Barcelona Cathedral
Severus is considered to have occupied the see around 304 AD.
St. Pacian
Bishop of Barcelona Berenguer de Palou II (seated) with James I of Aragon