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Godfrey of Amiens

French Roman Catholic abbot, bishop of Amiens and saint

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Feast: 8 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1066
Died
1115
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

At Soissons in France, the burial of Saint Godfrey, bishop of Amiens, who, having been trained for five years in the monastic life, suffered much in settling the quarrels between the lords and the inhabitants of the city and in reforming the morals of the clergy and the people.

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 8 November as a bishop of Amiens who suffered much making peace in his city and reforming clergy and people.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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