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| Σύγχρονη ρωσική εικόνα "Σύναξις των Βέλγων Ορθοδόξων Αγίων". |
Δημοσιεύθηκε στό Περιοδικό "Ορθόδοξη Παράδοση" (φ. 4/1993, σελ. 30 – 33, καί
φ. 1/1994, σελ. 12 – 21) από τον Αντώνιο Μάρκου, στα αγγλικά, ένας πρωταρχικός κατάλογος με τους προ του σχίσματος Βέλγους Ορθόδοξους Αγίους και Μάρτυρες που ευαγγέλισαν το Βέλγιο κατά τη διάρκεια των πρώτων αιώνων μετά Χριστόν. Αυτή η λίστα αναδημοσιεύεται επίσης εδώ.
Οι προ του σχίσματος Βέλγοι Ορθόδοξοι Άγιοι και Μάρτυρες υπενθυμίζουν με το παράδειγμά τους σε όλους τους λαούς της Ευρωπαϊκής Ηπείρου, ότι η Αγία Ορθόδοξη Πίστη, στο πρόσωπο όλων των Αγίων που είχαν ευαγγελισθεί τους κατοίκους της κατά τη διάρκεια της πρώτης χιλιετίας μ.Χ., είναι το μόνο ασφαλές θεμέλιο πάνω στο οποίο η ευρωπαϊκή ενότητα θα πρέπει να ιδρυθεί και να αναπτυχθεί.
It was at the prompting of
Schemamonk Euthymios of Athikia Monastery in Corinth, Greece, a pious man well
educated at Liege, that I first began my investigation of this interesting
topic, resulting in the following index of the Saints of Belgium.
The index is
comprised of:
1. The name (or names) of the Saint
(or Saints), in alphabetical order.
2. The Saint’s distinctive
appellation, if any (e. g. St. Gertrude of Nivelles).
3. The present status of Saint’s
cultus, that is, whether the name of the Saint is included in the Roman
Martyrology (R.M.) and whether the cultus is an approved one (Approved Cult,
A.C.) or an unofficial, popular cultus (Popular Cult or P.C.).
The notation “Aproved Cult”
signifies that there is historical evidence of a Saint having been venerated as
such, even if this evidence is nothing more, in the face of the lack of any
other official recognition, than the dedication of an ancient church to the
Saint.
A “Popular Cult”, on the other
hand, is that of a Saint given the title “Blessed” by the Roman Catholic Church
(a distinction foreign to Orthodox hagiolatry).
4. The date of Saint’s feast according
to the Roman Martyrology or other hagiological sources; and
5. The year of Saint’s repose or
martyrdom, whether definite (e.g. “d. 691”) or approximate (“d. ca. 691”).
In the index of Belgian Saints, I
have used, for the greater part, the Roman Martyrology published in Rome in
1930. When I have also employed other hagiographical sources, I have identified
them by the following abbreviations, respectively:
ATT., D. Attwater, “A Dictionary
of the Saints”, 1933.
BAUD., D. I. Boudot, “Dictionnaire de Hagiographie”, 1925.
BOLLAND., the Bollandits “Acta
Sanctorum”.
DICT. BAUDRILL., C. Baudrillart., “Dictionnaire d’ Historie et de Geographie
Ecclesiastiques”, 1922.
DUCH. FAST. EPISC., L. Duchese, “Fastes Episcopaux de Ancienne Gaule”, 1907
- 1915.
CHEV., U. Chevalier, “Repertoire des sources Historiques du Moyen Age”,
1907.
HOLW., F. G. Holweck, “A
Biographical Dictionary of the Saints”, 1924.
GAMS., P.P. Bonifacius Gams,
“Series Episcoparum Eglesiae Catholicae”, 1931.
MAD., J. Madillon – Th. Ruinart,
“Acta Sanctorum Ordinis S. Benedicti”.
P.B., P. Guerin, “Les Petits Bollandistes”.
RAMS., “The Book of the Saints”
of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Augustine, Ramsgate, England, 1948.
STANTON., R. Stanton,
"Menology of England and Wales", 1887.
ZIMM. P. Alfons Zimmerman, “Monch der Abtei Betten – Calendarie
Benedictinum”, 1933 - 1935.
St. Abel the Bishop (d. ca. 751).
P.C., August 5.
A Benedictine monk of English or
Irish origin, St. Abel accompanied St. Boniface on his European missions. He
was elected Archbishop of Reims, his election having been ratified by the Synod
of Soissons (744) and Pope St. Zachary. He was unable to take possession of his
See, however, which was occupied by the intruder Milos. He retired to the Abbey
of Lobbes, where he became abbot. (GAMS., CHEV., RAMS., HOLW., BAUD.).
Martyr Adalbald d’ Ostrevant (d.
625). A.C., February 2.
Born in Flanders, St. Adalbald was
the son (or grandson) of St. Gertude of Hamage. He served at the Curt of King
Dagobert I and married St. Rictrude. Their four children (Mauroutius,
Clotsindis, Eusebia and Adalsindis) are also venerated as Saints. St. Adalbald
was slain by relatives of his wife. (BOLLAND., ATT., BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Adalsindis of Marchinnes (d.
ca. 715). P.C., December 25.
The daughter of Saints Adalbald
and Rictrude, this Saint became a Benedictine nun in Arras, at
Hamay-les-Marchiennes Convent, under his sister St. Eusebia. (MAD., BAUD.,
RAMS.)
St. Adegrin (also Adalgrin and
Aldegrin, d. 434). P.C., June 4.
A former knight who joined St.
Odo at Cluny, St. Adegrin embraced the life of a hermit near this monastery.
(P.B., DICT. BAUDRILL., BAUD., CHEV., RAMS.).
St. Agia (also Aia, Austegildis
and Aye, d. ca. 714). A.C., April 18.
Former wife of St. Hydulphus of
Hainault, St. Agia became a Benedictine nun at the Convent of Mous,
Castrilocus. (MAD., BAUD., CHEV., RAMS.)
St. Aldo the Abbot (d. late 8th
c.). A.A. March 31.
The former Count of Ostrevant,
St. Aldo became a monk at the Benedictine Abbey of Hasnon, a foundation of his
brother John, where he became its second abbot. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.)
St. Amelberga of Manbenge (d.
640). A.C., July 10.
St. Amelberga was a niece (or
sister) of St. Perin of Landen, wife of Count Witger and mother of Saints
Gudula, Emebert, etc. When her husband joined the Abbey of Lobbes, she became a
Benedictine nun at the Convent of Manbenge. (ATT., BOUD., DICT. BAUBRILL.).
St. Amelberga (d. ca. 772). R.M.,
July 10.
A Benedictine nun at the Convent
of Munsterbilsen in Liege, St. Amelberga was the spiritual daughter of St.
Willibrord. In 1073 her Relics were transferred to St. Peter’s Abbey at Ghent.
St. Amor (also Amour) the Founder
(9th c.). A.C., October 8.
A hermit, born in Aquitaine, St.
Amor lived as a recluse at Maastricht and founded the Convent of Munsterbilsen
in Liege. (P.B., BOUD., DICT. BAUDRILL., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Amulwinus (also Amolvinus, d.
ca. 750). A.C., February 7.
Abbot-Bishop of the Abbey of
Lobbes after St. Erminus (+ 737). (ZIM., DICT. BAUDRILL., BAUD., RAMS.).
St. Anglinus the Abbot (d. ca.
768). A.C., October 28.
Tenth abbot of the Benedictine
Abbey of Stonelt - Malmedy in Liege. (ZIMM., BUND., CHEV.).
St. Autbert, Bishop of Arras –
Cambrai (d. ca. 664). R.M., December 13.
A great advocate of monastic life
and the founder of many monasteries (among them the famous Abbey of St.
Vedastus, at Arras).
St. Autbodus of Laon (d. 640).
A.C., November 20.
An Irish missionary in Artois,
Picardy and Hainault, St. Autbodus died as hermit. (BOUD., ZIMM., RAMS.).
St. Ava the Abbess (also Avia, d.
ca. 245). A.C., April 29.
St. Ava was the niece of King
Pepin and blind in her childhood. She was miraculously cured by St. Rainfrede
and became a Benedictine nun and, finale, abbess at Pinart. (ZIMM. BAUB.,
HOLW.).
St. Badilo the Abbot (d. ca.
870). A. C., October 8.
St. Badilo died as abbot of
Vezelay (Yonne), Hainault. (ZIMM., CHEV., HOLW., BOUD., RAMS.).
St. Bavo the Hermit (d. ca. 654).
R. M., October 1.
St. Bavo was born in the district
of Liege and was converted by St. Amandus. A hermit at first, he founded the
Abbey of St. Peter at Ghent and finally died as a recluse in the Mahnedy
forest.
St. Berlinda (also Berlindis and
Bellaude, d. 702). A. C., February 3.
St. Berlinda, the niece of St.
Amandus, became a Benedictine nun at the Convent of St. Mary at Mooriel, near
Alost. She reposed a recluse at Meerbeke. (MAD., RAMS., ATT., BAUD.).
St. Berthoald, Bishop of
Arras-Cambrai (7th c.). A.C., October 13.
Fifth Bishop of Arras-Cambrai, a
man of holy life, reposed in piece. (DUCH. FAST. EPISC., BAUD.).
St. Bertilia the Recluse (d. ca.
705). A.C., Janyary 3.
After her husband’s death, she
lived as a recluse in a church she founded near Moroeuil, in Flanders (ATT.,
BAUD., HOLW., RANS.).
St. Bertrand (also Bertram,
Bertran and Ebertram, 7th c.). A. C., January 24.
A disciple of St. Bertium and one
of St. Omer’s helpers in the Northern French missions and Flanders. She repose
as Abbot of St. Quentin’s Abbey. (RAMS., CHEV., HOLW., P.B.).
St. Bertulfus of Renty (also
Berthulph, d. 705). A. C., February 5.
Born in Panonia, St. Bertulfus
was converted in Flanders, where he became a Priest. He founded an abbey, in
which he retired, on the land of Count Waybert, his benefactor, at Renty.
(ATT., RAMS., BAUD., HOLW.).
St. Burchard of Lobbes (d. 1026).
A. C., August 20.
Born in Hesse, St. Burchard
became a monk at Lobbes. A famous compiler of canos and decretals, he was
compelled by the Emperor Otto to accept the See of Worms in 1006. (GAMS.,
RAMS., BAUD., HOLW., ZIMM.).
St. Christianna (7th c.). A.C.,
July 24.
She lived in Flanders as a nun.
Said to have been the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon King, she is the Patron-Saint
of Termonde, Belgium. (RAMS., BAUD., HOLW.).
St. Chrysolius the Bishop,
Hieromartyr (4th c.). A. C., February 7.
A Armenian by birth, St.
Chrysolius left Armenia during the persecution of Diocletian. He became Bishop
in N. E. France and ultimately suffered martyrdom in Flanders. (RAMS., BAUD.,
HOLW.)
St. Clotsindis of Marchiennes
(also Clotsend, d. ca. 700). A.C., June 30.
Daughter of Saints Adalbald and
Rigtrude. She succeeded her mother, abbess and founder of the Marchiennes
Convent, as its second Abbeess, in 688. (BAUB., RAMS., CHEV.).
St. Cunbert of Maroilles (d. ca.
680). A.C. September 16.
Successor to St. Humbert as abbot
of the Abbey of Maroilles, Cambrai. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.)
St. Dodo of Lobbes (d. ca. 750).
A.C., October 1.
Born in Laon and placed from his
childhood under St. Ursmarus, St. Dodo became a monk at Lobbes and reposed as
abbot of Wallers-en-Faigne. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS., CHEV.).
Sts. Domitian and Hadelinus (7th
c.). A.C., June 15.
Desciples of St. Landelinus and
monks of the Abbey of Lobbes. (BAUD., HLOW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Dympha the Virgin Martyr
(also Dymphna). R.M., May 15.
She was the daughter of an Irish
chieftain, who escaped to Belgium accompanied by her chaplain, St. Gerebernus.
Her relics were discovered at Cheel, near Antwerp, in the 13th c., where an
asylum was built in her memory.
St. Edburga of Caistor (late 7th
c.). A.C., June 20.
Dauqhter of Penda, a pagan King
of Mercia, Britain, St. Edburga became a nun at Caistor, Northamptonshire. Her
relics were later transferred to Flanders. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS., STANTON.).
St. Emebert, Bishop of Cambrai
(also Hemebert, d. ca. 710). A.C., Jan. 15.
The brother of Sts. Gudula and
Rainaldes. (BAUD., ATT., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Ermelinda of Meldaert (also
Ermelindis, d. ca. 595). A.C., October 29.
Belgian by birth, St. Ermelinda
lived as recluse at Meldaert, Tirlemont. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Erminus the Bishop (d. 737).
R.M., April 25.
Professed the Benedictine Rule at
Lobbes, under St. Ursmarus, and died as abbot of Lobbes and regional Bishop.
St. Etto the Bishop (also Hetto,
d. ca. 670). A. C., July 10.
Perhaps Irish by birth, St. Otto worked
as a missionary Bishop-Abbot, with St. Peter’s Abbey at Fescan as his centre.
(LAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Eucherius, Bishop of Orleans
(d. 743). R.M., February 20.
A man of good education, he
became a monk at the Benedictine Abbey of Jemieges on the Seine, about the year
714. In 721, he became Bishop of his motherland, Orleans. King Carol Martel
exiled him to Cologne, in 737, because he opposed the King on the matter of
state ownership of Church property. St. Eucherius reposed at St. Trond’s Abbey
in Maestricht, shortly after he was sent to Liege, on account of the threat of
his popularity in Cologne.
St. Floribert, Bishop of Liege
(d. 746). A.C., April 27. (ATT., BAUD., RAMS.).
St. Foillan the Hieromartyr (d.
ca. 655). A.C., October 31.
Abbot of Burgcastle (Yarmouth,
England) and brother of Saints Fursey and Ultane. Irish by birth, he worked as
missionary in Eastern England. At the destruction of his monastery by the
Mercians, he went to Belgium, where he founded the Abbey of Fosses, with the
help of St. Ita of Nivelles. He was killed by robbers and is venerated as a
Martyr. (ATT., BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Gaugericus, Bishop of Treves
(also Gau and Gery, d. ca. 625). R.M., August 11.
He governed the united See of
Arras-Cambrai for 39 years.
St. Gerard of Brogne (d. 959).
R.M., October 3.
St. Gerard was a military page of
the Court of his native Nante. In 98, he was sent to the French Court,
subsequently becoming a monk at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Denis. He left for
Belgium eleven years later, in order to found an abbey in Brogne and to
introduce the Rule of St. Benedict into the monastic communities in Flanders,
Lorraine and Champagne.
St. Gerebern (also Gerebrand, 7th
c.). A/C., May 15.
An Irish Priest who accompanied
St. Dympha to Belgium. (BAUD., HOUN., RAMS.).
St. Gerinus the Martyr (also
Garinus and Werinus, d. 676). R.M., October 2.
A brother of St. Leodegarious, he
was stoned to death, near Arras.
St. Gertrude of Nivelles (7th c.).
R.M., March 17.
The younger daughter of Pepin of
Landen and St. Ida, who founded the Nivelles Convent, at which St. Gertrude
became the first abbess.
St. Gislenus the Abbot (also
Ghislain and Guislain, d. ca. 680). R.M., October 9.
A Benedictine monk, the founder
and, for 30 years, abbot of the Abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul (now St. Ghislain
Abbey, near Mans, Hainault).
St. Godwin, Abbot of
Stavelot-Malmendy (d. ca. 690). A.C., October 28.
Benedictine monk and Abbot of
Stavelot-Malmendy’s Abbey. (CHEV., HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Gudula (also Goulde, d. 712).
A.C., January 8.
Daughter of St. Amalberga.
Trained by St. Gertrude at the Nivelles Convent, St. Gudula lived a life of
great holiness in her own home. She is the patron Saint of Brussels. (ATT., BAUD.,
HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Guthagon the Recluse (8th
c.). A.C., July 3.
Irish by birth, St. Guthagon
lived in Belgium as a hermit. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Guy, “the poor man of
Anderlecht” (d. ca. 1012). R.M., September 12.
Born in Brabant region, this Saint
spent seven years as a pilgrim in the Holy Land. He ultimately died a pauper at
the public hospital in Anderlecht.
St. Hadelin of Celles (d. ca.
690). A.C., February 3.
A native of Gascony, St. Hadelin
followed St. Remaclus to Maestricht and Stavelot. He founded the Abbey of
Celles near Liege and died a hermit near Dinant on the Meuse. (BOUD., HOLW.,
RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Hadelin of Crespin ( d. ca.
700). A.C., June 27.
A Benedictine monk under St.
Landelinus, he was appointed by him Abbot of the Abbey of Crespin in Hainault.
(BAUD., CHEV., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Hadulph, Bishop of
Arras-Cambrai (d. ca. 728). A.C., June 23.
Former Count of Hainault,
courtier at the Royal Palace of Austrasia and husband of St. Aye. He reposed as
a monk at Lobbes. (BAUD., CHEV., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Hilduard the Bishop (also
Hilward and Garibald, d. ca. 750). A.C., September 7.
A missionary Bishop in Flanders
and founder of St. Peter’s Abbey at Dickelvenne. (BOUD,. HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Himelin of Vissenaeken (d.
ca. 750). A.C., March 10.
An Irish of Scottish Priest, St.
Himelin reposed at Vissenaeken, on his return from a pilgrimage to Rome. (ATT.,
HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Hubert, Bishop of Maestricht
(d. 727). R.M., November 3.
A courtier of Pepin of Heristal.
According to traditional accounts, his conversion was similar to that of St.
Eustathios Placidas. He succeeded St. Lambert as Bishop of Maastricht and
transferred his See to Liege. In the West, he is reckoned as the patron Saints
of hunters.
St. Humbert, Abbot of Maroilles
(d. ca. 680). A.C., March 25.
A disciple of St. Amandus, he
became the co-founder and first Abbot of the Abbey of Maroilles in Flanders.
(BAUD., CHEV., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Ida of Nivelles (also Itta
and Ita, d. 652). A.C., May 8.
Wife of Pepin of Landen. After
his death, in 640, she became a Benedictine nun at Nivelles, under the guidance
of her own daughter, St. Gertrude. (BAUD., CHEV., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Lambert, Bishop of Maastricht
(d. 709). R.M., September 17.
Born in Maastricht, he became
Bishop of this city in 668. He lost his See under the tyrant Ebroin and lived
for seven years as a simple monk at the Abbey of Stavelot. Pepin of Heristal
recalled him to his See. He was murdered in a village close to Liege.
St. Landelinus the Founder (7th
c.). R.M., June 15.
A Hieromonk following the
Benedictine Rule, he founded the Abbeys of Lobbes (654), Aulne (656), Walers
(657) and Crespin (670).
Sts. Landoald and Amantus (7th
c.). R.M., March 19.
According to tradition, these
Saints, a Roman Priest and his Deacon, were sent by the Pope to evangelize what
is now Belgium. They founded the church of Wintershoven.
St. Landrada of Munsterbilsen (d.
ca. 690). A.C., July 8.
A Benedictine nun, foundress and
first abbess of the Munsterbilsen Convent. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Lewina the Virgin-Martyr (5th
c.). A.C., July 24.
St. Lewina is said to have been a
British maiden, martyred by Saxon invaders. In 1058, her relics were
transferred from Seaford, in Sussex, to Berg, in Flanders. (ATT., BAUD., HOLW.,
RAMS.).
St. Liephard (d. 640). A.C.,
February 4.
A Priest (and perhaps a Bishop),
English by birth, he followed King Cadwalla to Rome and reposed on their way
back to England, near Cambrai. (BAUD., HLOW., RAMS.).
St. Livinus the Hieromartyr (also
Labwin, d. ca. 650). R.M., November 12.
An Irish missionary to Flanders,
St. Livinus was ordained a Priest by St. Augustine of Canterbury. He was later
consecrated Bishop for Ireland, but was martyred near Alost, in Brabant.
St. Maxellendis the Virgin-Martyr
(d. ca. 670). A.C., November 13.
This Saint was killed at Caudry,
near Cambrai, by Hardoun of Solesmes, who – in the fit of a rage - stabbed her
because she wanted to be a nun and refused to marry him. (ATT., BAUD., HOLW.,
RAMS.).
St. Meingold (d. ca. 892). A.C.,
February 8.
According to the Benedictine
monks of Ramsgate, “Maingold of Huy on the Meuse was a holy man and was
venerated in Belgium in the 10th c.”. According to ATT. And HOLW. The Saint
“seems to have cofused with a certain Count Maingold, who was assassinated in
842”.
St. Monon the Martyr (d. ca.
645). A.C., October 18.
A hermit in Ardennes and Scottish
by birth, he was martyred at Nassogne. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Oda, Princess of Aquitaine
(d. ca. 723). A.C., October 23.
In her widowhood, St. Oda devoted
herself to the care of the poor and suffering. Her relics are found in Amay,
Liege. (BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Odilo, Abbot of
Stavelot-Malmaundy (d. ca. 954). A.C., October 15.
A Benedictine monk of Gorze,
Loraine, who raised the standard of studies and discipline at the Abbey of
Stavelot-Malmaindy, where he was abbot. (RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Omer, Bishop of Therouanne
(also Audomarus, 7th c.). R.M., Sept. 4.
A Benedictine monk at Luxeuil,
St. Omer was born at Constance. He became Bishop of Therouanne, Flanders. He
was a great missionary and was co-founder of the Abbey of Sithin, over which he
placed St. Bertimus.
St. Pepin of Landen, Duke of
Brabant (d. ca. 648). A.C., February 21.
St. Pepin was the Mayor of the
Palace under the Kings Clotaire II, Dagobert and Sigebert (who belonged to the
Carolingian Dynasty of the French Kings). He was the husband of St. Ida and father
of St. Gertrude. He is described as “a lover of peace and a constant defender
of truth and justice”. (ATT., BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Piaton the Martyr (also Piato
and Piat, d. ca. 286). R.M., October 1.
Born at Benevento, Italy, he was
sent by the Pope to evangelize Tournai, where he was martyred under Maximian.
St. Ranulphus the Martyr (also
Ragnulf, d. ca. 700). R.M., May 27.
He was the father of St. Hadulph,
Bishop of Arras-Cambrai, and was martyred at Theles, near Arras.
St. Remaclus, Bishop of
Maestricht (d. 7th c.). A.C., September 3.
A courtier and native of
Aquitaine, he was appointed, after his ordination to the Priesthood, the first
abbot of the Abbey of Solignac, near Limoge, and then to the Abey of Cougnon in
Luxemburg. In 648, he founded the twin Abbeys of Stavelot and Malmendy, and in
652 he became Bishop of Maastricht. (ATT., BAUD., CHEV., HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Rembert, Bishop of
Hamburg-Bremen (d. 888). R.M., February 4.
Born in Flanders, he became a
monk at Turholt. He shared in St. Anschar’s mission to Scandinavia and in 865
succeeded him to the See.
St. Rictrude of Marchiennes (d.
688). A.C., May 12.
Born in Gascony, she was the wife
of St. Adalbald and the mother of Saints Maurontious, etc. She became the
abbess and foundress of the Marchiennes Convent, in which she served for forty
years. (ATT., BAUD., CHEV., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Servatus, Bishop of Tangres
(also Servais, d. 384).
He was the host of St. Athanasios
the Great, when the latter was exiled to the West.
St. Sidronius the Martyr (d. ca.
270). R.M., July 11.
A Roman Martyr under Aurelian. In
the Middle Ages his relics were transferred to Flanders.
St. Sigibert the King (d. 635).
A.C., September 27.
Sigibert III, son of Dagobert I,
was King of Austrasia (Eastern France). Under the influence of St. Pepin of
Laden, St. Cunibert of Cologne, and other saintly persons, he became the
founder of numerous hospitals, churches and monasteries, such as the Abbey of
Stavelot-Melmendy. He died at the age of 25. (ATT., HOLW., CHEV., RAMS.).
St. Sigolinus of
Stavelot-Malmendy (also Sighelm, d. ca. 670). A.C., October 29.
He was Abbot of the Abbey of
Stavelot-Malmendy. (HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Theodard, Bishop of
Maestricht (d. ca. 670). R.M., September 10.
Disciple of St. Remaclus and his
successor as Abbot at Stavelot-Malmendy (653) and as Bishop (662). He was
murdered by robbers in the forest of Bienwald.
St. Theodoric, Bishop of
Arras-Cambrai (d. 863). A.C., August 5.
He was Bishop of Arras-Cambrai at
the period 830 - 863. (BAUD., DUCH. FAST. EPISC.).
St. Theodulphus of Lobbes (also
Thiou, d. 776). R.M., June 24.
He was the third Abbot of the
Abbey of Lobbes.
St. Tillio of Solignac (also
Thielman, Theau, Tilman and Hillonius, d. ca. 702). A.C. January 7.
He was born in Saxony and became
a monk at Solignac. As a Priest, he evangelized Turnai and Courtai. (ATT.,
CHEV., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Ultan of Fosses and Peronne
(late 7th c.). A.C., May 2.
Irish by birth, St. Ultan was the
brother of Saints Fursey and Foillan. He was chaplain to St. Gertude’s convent
at Nivelles and taught chanting to the nuns. He succeeded his brother St.
Foillan in the abbacy of Fosses and Peronne. (HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
St. Ursmar of Lobbes (d. 713).
R.M., April 19.
Bishop-Abbot of the Abbey of
Lobbes and founder of Aulne and Wallers.
St. Vedast, Bishop of
Arras-Cambrai (also Vaast, Vaat, Gaston and Foster, d. 539). R.M., February 6.
Co-worker of St. Remigius in the
conversion of the Franks. For about 40 years he was Bishop of Arras-Cambrai.
St. Vindician, Bishop of
Arras-Cambrai (d. 712). A.C., March 12.
A disciple of St. Eligius, he
died as hermit. With great courage, he protested against the excesses of the
Merovingian Kings. (ATT., BAUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Vulganius the Hermit (d. ca.
704). A.C., November 3.
Irish or Welsh by birth, he
evangelized Atrebati. He reposed as hermit at Arras. (BOUD., HOLW., RAMS.,
ZIMM.).
St. Vuglis the Bishop (d. ca.
760). A.C., February 4.
Bishop-Abbot of the Abbey of
Lobbes. (BOUD., CHEV., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Walbert (also Vaubert, d. ca.
678). A.C., May 11.
Duke of Loraaine and Count of
Hainault, as well as the husband of St. Bertilia and the father of Saints
Waldetrudis and Aldegundis. (BOUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Waldetrudis (also Vaudru, d.
ca. 688). R.M., April 9.
Daughter of Saints Walbert and
Bertilia, wife of St. Vincent Madelgarus, and mother of Saints Landericus,
Dentelinus, Madelbert and Aldetrudis. Aroud her convent the town of Mans,
Belgium, grew up.
St. Wilfetrudis of Nivelles (d.
ca. 670). A.C., November 23.
Second abbess of Nivelles
Convent. (BOUD., HOLW., RAMS.).
St. Wulmar of Samer (also Ulmar,
Vilmarus and Vilmer, d. ca. 684). A.C., July 20.
Founder and first Abbot of the Abbey
of Samer, near Boulogne. He was previously a lay-brother (Benedictine Rule) at
Hainault. (ATT., BAUD., HOLW., RAMS., ZIMM.).
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