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Gregor von Burtscheid
abbot
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 4 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
901
Died
999
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Gregor von Burtscheid (Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Καλαβρός, c. 940 - 4 November 999), also known as Gregor von Calabria or Gregory of Cassano, was the first abbot of the Burtscheid Abbey, founded on the order of Otto III, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Gregory of Burtscheid — The Calabrian Greek abbot (d. 999) who founded Burtscheid abbey near Aachen; feast 4 November. Pre-schism and honoured in the West.
- Wikidata Q1545214 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gregor von Burtscheid (CC BY-SA)
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