Speraindeo
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Speraindeo was a Córdoba
n Mozarab
ic abbott, teacher of Eulogius
and Alvarus Paulus
.
Few details are known about his life. He was the abbot of the Monastery of Santa Clear, near Córdoba, during the era of the caliphate. Apart from his writing, he worked to conserve Latin Christian culture in Muslim territory. He was known for his audacity: his Apologetic against Muhammad — known only from fragments —, written during the most dangerous period of the Muslim invasion, condemned Christians who converted to Islam. Speraindeo's agitation of the Christian community in Córdoba resulted in an upwelling of religious fervor, and ultimately produced a wave of new martyrs. His disciples included Saint Eulogius
, Alvarus Paulus
, and Samson of Córdoba.
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
n Mozarab
Mozarab
The Mozarabs were Iberian Christians who lived under Arab Islamic rule in Al-Andalus. Their descendants remained unconverted to Islam, but did however adopt elements of Arabic language and culture...
ic abbott, teacher of Eulogius
Eulogius of Córdoba
Saint Eulogius of Córdoba was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. He flourished during the reigns of the Cordovan emirs Abd-er-Rahman II and Muhammad I .-Birth:...
and Alvarus Paulus
Álvaro of Córdoba
Álvaro of Córdoba was a Mozarab Scriptural scholar, theologian, and poet of the 9th century. His friend and contemporary, Saint Eulogius of Cordoba, called him an "illustrious scholar and in our time a fluid and abundant fountain of knowledge."Alvarus wrote the life of his friend Eulogius ....
.
Few details are known about his life. He was the abbot of the Monastery of Santa Clear, near Córdoba, during the era of the caliphate. Apart from his writing, he worked to conserve Latin Christian culture in Muslim territory. He was known for his audacity: his Apologetic against Muhammad — known only from fragments —, written during the most dangerous period of the Muslim invasion, condemned Christians who converted to Islam. Speraindeo's agitation of the Christian community in Córdoba resulted in an upwelling of religious fervor, and ultimately produced a wave of new martyrs. His disciples included Saint Eulogius
Eulogius of Córdoba
Saint Eulogius of Córdoba was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. He flourished during the reigns of the Cordovan emirs Abd-er-Rahman II and Muhammad I .-Birth:...
, Alvarus Paulus
Álvaro of Córdoba
Álvaro of Córdoba was a Mozarab Scriptural scholar, theologian, and poet of the 9th century. His friend and contemporary, Saint Eulogius of Cordoba, called him an "illustrious scholar and in our time a fluid and abundant fountain of knowledge."Alvarus wrote the life of his friend Eulogius ....
, and Samson of Córdoba.