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Rudesind
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Saint Rudesind (; ) (907 – March 1, 977) was a Galician bishop and abbot. He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León.

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Key facts

Saint.name
Saint Rudesind
Saint.birth_date
907
Saint.death_date
March 1, 977
Saint.feast_day
March 1
Saint.venerated_in
Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
Saint.image
Estatua no frontal do Mosteiro de San Salvador de Celanova - Galiza.jpg
Saint.imagesize
250px
Saint.caption
Saint Rudesind, Saint Salvator Monastery, Celanova, Galicia (Spain)
Saint.birth_place
Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso, Portugal (in 907 County of Portucale) Galicia
Saint.death_place
Celanova
Saint.canonized_date
1195
Saint.canonized_by
Pope Celestine III
Saint.patronage
Pinar del Río, Cuba
Saint.major_shrine
Celanova Abbey

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Founder of monasteries
  • Administrative and military career
  • Second Episcopal career
  • Career as abbot
  • Veneration
  • Legends
  • References
  • External links

Saint Rudesind (; ) (907 – March 1, 977) was a Galician bishop and abbot. He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León.

==Life== Rudesind was born into the nobility: his father was Count Gutierre Menéndez (), brother-in-law to Ordoño II and supporter of Alfonso III of León, and his mother was St. Ilduara Eriz (), daughter of count Ero Fernández. His sister Hermesenda became wife of Count Pelayo González and mother-in-law of count Gonzalo Menéndez. Rudesind was the grandson of Ermesenda Gatónez, sister of his predecessor in the see of Mondoñedo (Dumium), Bishop Sabarico II, and was also related to the abbess Saint Senorina.

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