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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 12th of April WELCOME! SAINT HUGH, ARCHBISHOP OF ROUEN Encyclopedia of Saints   Hugh (Hugo) was initially Abbot of Reading ( Radinga ), where a synod was held in 1279, and later Archbishop of Rouen. Ferrarius * lists him as Saint Hugh on April 12. (II. 65). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861) *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 Hugh 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 9th of April SAINT HUGH, BISHOP OF ROUEN Today, we also commemorate Saint Hugh. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rouen, Saint Hugh, bishop and confessor." PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we beseech you, O Lord, through the intercession of Saint Hugh, not to think high-mindedly, but to grow in humility pleasing to you; that, despising what is base, she may with unbounded love diligently do whatever is right. 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. ➡️ More information about Saint Hugh

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 9th of April SAINT HUGH, ARCHBISHOP OF ROUEN Saint Hugh, a son of Count or Duke Drogo of Champagne and Burgundy and his wife Adeltrudis, grandson of Pipin von Heristall and nephew of Charles  Martell, was born around A.D. 680 and is therefore not to be confused with a much later Hugh (the son of Charlemagne, who, however, was never Archbishop of Rouen, although some erroneously list him as such).  His education was taken care of by the godly matron Anfledis, wife of the Majordomo Warado (died around 684) and Hugh's maternal grandmother. Along with the sciences, the boy was instructed well in matters of piety. After he was ordained as a priest, he became primicerius at the cathedral chapter in Metz. According to a document from A.D. 715, which is still extant, Hugh donated the Villa Vigy (Vigiacum) to St Arnulph's Abbey. In general, he used his rich income and his entire patrimony for religious and ecclesiastical ...