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Meinolf
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Born
795
Died
857
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Paderborn in Saxony, in present-day Germany, Saint Meinolf, deacon, who built and adorned the monastery of Böddeken, where he established a community of consecrated virgins.
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 5 October as a deacon who built the monastery of Böddeken for consecrated virgins.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1331146 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.