ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 6th of August
BLESSED GEZELIN OF SCHLEBUSCH, RELIGIOUS
Blessed Gezelin was a lay brother in the Cistercian monastery Morimond - in today's Fresnoy-en-Bassigny - and from 1135 a shepherd on the Alkenrath estate in Schlebusch (Leverkusen, Germany), which belongs to the Altenberg monastery. He is known as a miracle worker. His prayer caused water to spring up during a drought. The spring continues to flow today, and the water is known for healing powers.
ONE OF THE PATRON SAINTS OF EPILEPTIC CHILDREN
Blessed Gezelin died in 1149; his relics are kept in St Andrew's Church in Schlebusch and in Altenberg Cathedral. [Blessed Gezelin is one of the patron saints of epileptic children; his prayers are also asked against headaches.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858 - 📷 1. Bl. Gezelin; 2. Altenberg Cathedral)
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