Nebridius

Saint Nebridius (Catalan: Nebridi, Spanish: Nebridio) was bishop of Egara (Terrassa) (516–527)^[1][2] and then bishop of Barcelona from 540 to around 547 AD. His feast day falls on 9 February.^[3] A native of Girona,^[4] Nebridius, according to tradition, had three brothers who were also saints. They were Saint Justus, bishop of Urgell; Saint Elpidius; and Saint Justinian.^[5] He was very learned and wrote interpretations of the Scriptures. He also wrote a work called In cantica canticorum about the church chants.^[6] He was a Benedictine.^[7]

Saint Nebridius
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church

"Nebridius" was also the name of a close friend of Augustine of Hippo, who is mentioned in his letters.

Notes

1. . Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
2. St. Nebridius - Catholic Online
3. Los Santos De Febrero
4. Víctor Balaguer, Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón (Barcelona: S. Manero, 1860), p. 126.
5. Víctor Balaguer, Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón (Barcelona: S. Manero, 1860), p. 126.
6. Víctor Balaguer, Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón (Barcelona: S. Manero, 1860), 126.
7. Sociedad de literatos, La vuelta por España: Viaje histórico, geográfico, científico... (Barcelona: P. Riera, 1874), p. 925.