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Mengold of Huy
count of Huy, Catholic saint
SaintPre-congregation
Born
850
Died
892
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Meingold (Mengold, Meingaud) (died 892) is said to have been Count of Huy, who was murdered by his opponents in 892. It is possible that Saint Meingold was confused for the count, both having been killed in the same year.
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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
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saint Meingold — Nominis, the French bishops' conference saints database, carries Saint Meingold/Mengold of Huy (d. 892), penitent and martyr, venerated in the pays de Liège; his veneration is centred on the collegiate church of Saint-Mengold
- Wikidata Q2427684 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mengold of Huy (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.