Richarius
Sign in to saveRicharius of Celles (; ; – April 26, 645 AD) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Person
- Born
- 0600-00-00
- Died
- 0645-04-26
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Key facts
- Saint.name
- Richarius
- Saint.image
- Sorrus - Vitrail-4.jpg
- Saint.caption
- Modern stained-glass image of Ricarius in Saint-Riquier Church, Sorrus, Pas-de-Calais
- Saint.titles
- Monastic founder and hermit
- Saint.birth_date
- c. 560
- Saint.birth_place
- Ponthieu, Francia
- Saint.death_date
- April 26,
- Saint.death_place
- Crécy, Frankish Kingdom
- Saint.feast_day
- April 26
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Key dates
- Born
- 600
- Died
- 26 April 645
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Article
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- Life
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Richarius of Celles (; ; – April 26, 645 AD) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
==Life== thumb|Statue of St. Richarius in Church of St. Omer in Houchin, oft-invoked for protection of children Riquier's vita was probably written at the end of the 7th century AD. Shortly after 800 it was revised by Alcuin at the request of Abbot Angilibert, who dedicated his work to Charlemagne.