Gerfried
Who they were
Saint Gerfried was the second bishop of Münster and the third abbot of the monasteries of Werden and Sankt Ludgeri. A nephew of Ludger, he was named bishop of Münster as his successor after Ludger's death in 809, and in 827 took charge of the monastery of Werden. After his death on 12 September 839, his remains were buried in the crypt of the monastery of Werden.
Summary translated from the Spanish Wikipedia article Gerfried (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Dompfarrei Freiburg - Heiligenverzeichnis: Gerfried (Gerfrid) von Muenster — Nephew and pupil of St Liudger, second bishop of Muenster, died 12 September 839; buried in the crypt of Werden abbey beside Liudger. His Catholic feast is 12 September and he is carried as a saint in the saints director
- Wikidata Q1511155 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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