ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 5th of January
AEGIDIUS OF WALCURIA, ABBOT
The Oignies monastery |
AEGIDIUS OF WALCURIA, ABBOT
Aegidius [Giles, Gilles] of Walcuria is commemorated on January 5.
THE FOUNDER OF THE OIGNIES MONASTERY
He was the founder and first abbot of the Ogniac (Oignies) monastery on the Sambre (Sabim) river. It cannot be determined whether he should be counted among the "blessed". His life has been described by a certain Franciscus Moschus.
Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858
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