Blessed Ollegarius of Tarragona
Also known as
- Ollegarius Bonestruga
- Ollegarius of Barcelona
- Olaguerand
- Oldegar
- Olegari
- Olegarius
- Oligarius
- Oleguer
- Olegario
Profile
Augustinian canon regular. Prior of a succession of monasteries in France. Bishop of Barcelona, Spain in 1115. Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain in 1116. Revived and rebuilt the diocese from the sorry state in to which it had fallen during the Moorish occupation.
Born
- 1137 of natural causes
- interred in the side chapel of Christ of Lepanto, cathedral of Barcelona, Spain
- body incorrupt
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Ollegarius of Tarragona“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 April 2020. Web. 26 January 2021. <>