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Also known as Ludanus, Ludan of Norhouse, Saint Ludan, Ludan de Nordhouse, Luden

thumb | right | alt=The death of Saint Ludan, 19th century lithograph. | The death of Saint Ludan, 19th century lithograph. Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring.

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thumb | right | alt=The death of Saint Ludan, 19th century lithograph. | The death of Saint Ludan, 19th century lithograph. Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring.

==Life== The son of Hildebod, a Scottish duke, he employed all his fortune after the death of his father to help the poor. He built a hospital for foreigners, sick, poor and infirm, among other things. He then went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and returned to Alsace. He died of a cold or similar affliction under a tree in Nordhouse, 12 February 1202.

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