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Erkembode
Irish priest
SaintFull write-upIrelandBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 12 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
742
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Ponthieu in France, Saint Erkembode, abbot of Saint-Omer and at the same time bishop of Thérouanne.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 April as abbot of Saint-Omer and bishop of Thérouanne.
Connected on this site
- Benedict of Aniane Saint“In later times that abbey of Sithiu became part of the Order of Saint Benedict after the Carolingian reforms of Benedict of Aniane.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1748242 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Erkembode (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.