SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of October WELCOME! GERARD, ABBOT Gerard (Gerardus) (October 9), abbot of the Cistercian monastery Nydall or Nidal (Nova-Vallis) in Sweden (Suecia), was born in Utrecht on the Moselle. He died at Clairvaux around 1190. There is no evidence of his public veneration.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 402) 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 24th of June WELCOME! GERARD, ABBOT OF VICOGNE  Vicogne Abbey  ¹Gerard (Gérard, Gerardus ), a Premonstratensian and prior at Vicogne (Viconia) in Hainaut, was famous for his learning and holiness. He is also remembered for the infernal temptations which he successfully overcame. He enjoys no ecclesiastical veneration. However, some writers list him as “blessed.”  ²Gérard is said to have served as abbot for forty-nine years. He is mentioned in 1164 in the charter of Baudouin, Count of Hainaut. ¹Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 401, ²https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbaye_de_Vicogne 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