ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 22nd of September
GERARD, BISHOP OF TOURNAI
Gerard (Gerardus, Gerhardus, Geraldus), commemorated on September 22, belonged to the Cistercian Order. He was bishop of Tournay¹ (Tornacum) in Belgium and has the title "blessed" in the work of Henriquez*, but without proof of public veneration; Sauffaius* lists him as “venerable”.
¹Diocese of Tournai (Doornik), from 626: Tournai and Noyon
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 401)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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