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Gaugericus
Merovingian bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 11 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
11 August 625
verified
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Géry, born of Roman parents at Yvois, led a devout life from youth and was taken into the clergy by St Magneric of Trier. He became Bishop of Cambrai-Arras, gave alms to the poor and founded the monastery of St-Médard.
He attended the Council of Paris in 614 and died on 11 August, between 623 and 626, after thirty-nine years as bishop. He is patron of Cambrai.
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
A devout bishop who cared for the poor of his people.
Connected on this site
- Magneric Saint Teacher
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Gaugericus
- Wikidata Q585739 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gaugericus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.