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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Fructuosus (1), M., Bishop of Tarragona
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Tarragona, Spain (Capital)
• Tarragona, Spain (Province)
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Tarragona, Councils of
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• St. Fructuosus of Tarragona
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• Tarragona

A Spanish seaport, capital of a province of its own name, situated at the entrance of the Francoli into the Mediterranean, 60 m. W. of Barcelona; contains many interesting remains of the Roman occupation, including an aqueduct, still used, and the Tower of the Scipios; possesses also a 12th-century Gothic cathedral; has a large shipping and transport trade, and manufactures silk, jute, lace, &c.