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Landry of Soignies
Christian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 17 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
637
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Landry, Landric, Landericus, or Landry of Soignies, commonly known as Saint Landry of Metz (died c. 17 April 692–700 AD) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, Benedictine abbot of Haumont and Soignies, and a Frankish saint. He was the son of Saint Waltrude and Madelgaire.
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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.
Connected on this site
- Aldetrude di Maubeuge Saint Brother or sister
- Dentelin of Mons Saint Brother or sister
- Waltrude Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Nominis (French bishops' conference) — Saint Landry — Son of St Vincent Madelgarus and St Waudru; resigned his see to rule the abbeys of Hautmont and Soignies; local feast 17 April — matches the Wikidata feast.
- Wikidata Q3217111 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Landry of Soignies (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.