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Desiderius of Fontenelle
Founder of Fecamp Abbey
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 18 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
700
Died
700
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Waningus (also Vaneng) (born in Rouen, died c. 683) was a Merovingian count and royal official under Clotaire III. He assisted Wandrille in establishing Fontenelle Abbey, and later founded Fécamp Abbey. He is recognized as a Christian saint.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saint Désiré († 700) — 'Fils de saint Vaneng, le fondateur de l'abbaye de Fécamp, il devint moine à Fontenelle (Saint Wandrille). Ses reliques reposent à Gand en Belgique. Dates de fête: 18 décembre, fête locale.' Exactly the entry — Desideriu
- Wikidata Q692981 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Desiderius of Fontenelle (CC BY-SA)
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