Saint Pelagius of Oviedo, also known as Pelagius of Cordova, Pelagius the Martyr, Paio, Pelagio, or Pelayo, was born around 912 in Asturias, Spain. At the tender age of ten, he found himself caught in the turmoil of conflict between Christians and Moors when he was taken as a hostage for his captured Christian uncle. For three long years, Pelagius lived among the Moors, separated from his...