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Gilbert of Limerick
Irish bishop of Limerick and saint
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Feast: 4 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1070
Died
1143
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Gillebert (Irish: Gilla Espaic; c. 1070–1145) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1106 to 1140.
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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
- Santi e Beati — San Gilberto di Limerick — Listed as "San Gilberto di Limerick", † 1143 — Vescovo 4 febbraio
- Wikidata Q18671342 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bishop Gillebert (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.