ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 15th of April
GERALD OF HAUTJOUG, PRIOR
Hautecombe Abbey, France, 1865 albumen print |
Gerald (Geraldus), commemorated on April 15, was a Benedictine of Clugny (Cluny) and student of Blessed Abbot Peter (d. 1156). Gerald eventually became prior of the Hautjoug monastery (Altojugum). This holy man is said to have been glorified through many miracles, which is why Bucelin* and others list him among the "saints." (II. 370.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 392)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gerald 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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