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Gervoldus
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Feast: 14 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
701
Died
806
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Gervold (or Girowald, or Gerwald, or Gerbaud) is a monk, diplomat of Charlemagne, bishop of Evreux around 785, and abbot of Saint Wandrille from 787. He died in 806 or 807.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (French Bishops' Conference) — Saint Gervold — "Abbé de Fontenelle (+ v. 807)" — matches Gervoldus, bishop of Évreux and abbot of Fontenelle.
- Wikidata Q3104446 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gervold (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.