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Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
Benedictine abbot
SaintFull write-upFranceBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 5 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1020
Died
1095
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Grande-Sauve in the region of Aquitaine, now in France, Saint Gerald, abbot, who, raised in the monastery of Corbie, was then elected abbot of Laon and after holy pilgrimages withdrew into the depths of the forest of this land.
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 5 April as an abbot, raised at Corbie and abbot of Laon, who after pilgrimages withdrew into the forest of Grande-Sauve.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q590001 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gerald of Sauve-Majeure (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.