BL. IDESBALD, ABBOT

BL. IDESBALD, ABBOT - 18 APRIL

BLESSED IDESBALD, ABBOT

Blessed Idesbald was born about A.D. 1100 . He was a Cistercian monk and abbot of Ten Duinen Abbey. He was beatified in 1894; his shrine is at Bruges.

As a youth Idesbald was a courtier and page to the Count of Flanders. It is believed that he was related to the noble family of Van der Gracht, lords of Moorsel.

HE BECAME A CISTERCIAN MONK

He became a canon priest at Veurne in 1135. In 1150, he became a Cistercian monk at the abbey of Our Lady of the Dunes (Ten Duinen), serving as abbot of this foundation from 1155 to 1167.

HIS RELICS

He died in 1164 and was buried in the abbey. Because of the 16th century unrests, his coffin was moved and subsequently opened (in November 1623). The relics were authenticated in front of a number of witnesses; his body was reported to be incorrupt.

Information from Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idesbald

PRAYER:

O God, who gladden us with the annual feast of the blessed Idesbald, mercifully grant that, while honouring the anniversary of his death, we may also imitate his deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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