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made the beans he was cultivating sprout immediately after
Severus left. When the soldiers came across Emeterius and asked him if he had seen the bishop, Emeterius replied that he had and it was when he was sowing the fields. Angry at this lie and believing that Emeterius was mocking them, the
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Severus of Barcelona was known as Severus II of Barcelona and lived in the 7th century. He was represented by a priest at the Fourth Council of Toledo in 633, but died shortly thereafter. This Severus is not known to have suffered a violent death.
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Severus is, in any case, a traditional or legendary figure in Catalonia and one of the "lesser patron saints" of the Cathedral of Barcelona. For centuries his saint day was a festivity in Catalonia.
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The hermitage of Sant Medir, near Sant Cugat, is dedicated to
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Severus meanwhile appeared to the soldiers, along with four other priests from
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