Not much is known about the early life of Saint Eulogius of Cordoba, but he was the son of a senatorial family from Cordoba, Spain. He was well educated and ordained a priest. He became head of an ecclesiastical school and worked to support the families of martyrs during the Islamic persecutions in Moorish occupied Spain. He was arrested several times for the faith and wrote an Exhortation to Martyrdom while in prison. He was appointed to succeed the Archbishop of Toledo, Spain, but was never consecrated. He was imprisoned again because he gave shelter to Saint Leocritia of Cordoda. He preached the Gospel in court and was eventually martyred on March 11, 859 in Cordoba, Spain.
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