Gangulphus
Sign in to saveGangulphus of Burgundy (died 11 May 760 AD) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Gangulphus was a Burgundian courtier whose historical existence can be attested by only a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short, dated 762, attests that he was a great landowner, whose family dominated the region and exercised a lot of power.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Gangulphus of Burgundy
- Saint.death_date
- 11 May 760 AD
- Saint.feast_day
- 11 May
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- Heiliger Gangolf.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 100px
- Saint.caption
- Image of Saint Gangulphus (Gangolf), by the Meister von Meßkirch, ca. 1535
- Saint.death_place
- Avallon
- Saint.attributes
- Pictured as a Burgundian knight with a fountain springing under his sword. He holds a shield with a cross. He may also hold the spear with which he was murdered
- Saint.patronage
- Saint of husbands unhappily married; tanners, shoemakers, children, and horses; invoked against knee pains, sicknesses affecting the eyes and skin; invoked against marital difficulties and adultery
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Veneration
- The Office of St Gangulphus
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Gangulphus of Burgundy (died 11 May 760 AD) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Gangulphus was a Burgundian courtier whose historical existence can be attested by only a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short, dated 762, attests that he was a great landowner, whose family dominated the region and exercised a lot of power.
Gangulphus decided to renounce his wealth and become a hermit. Even so, he was subsequently killed by his wife's lover, who wished to remove Gangulphus as a possible interference to the adulterous relationship.
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