SAINT GILBERT, RELIGIOUS - 25 MAY

 

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SAINT GILBERT, RELIGIOUS

Saint Gilbert (Gilbertus), a native of Lorraine, served as the Emperor's soldier for a long time; but then, with much persecution on the part of his relatives, he entered a monastery and at length died there in great piety. Unfortunately it is not specified when and where. Emperor Otto I. brought his mortal remains to Rome and buried them in S. Bartolomeo in Isola. (Piazza I. 440.)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gilbert may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. 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.