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Monulph
sixth-century bishop of Tongeren and Maastricht, revered as a Roman Catholic saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 16 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
599
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Maastricht in Austrasia, in present-day Holland, Saints Monulph and Gondulph, bishops.
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 16 July as a bishop at Maastricht, with Gondulph.
Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint“Louis Duchesne has suggested that Monulph succeeded Saint Servatius directly (in contradiction with the account of the sixth-century bishop and historian Gregory of Tours).” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2319824 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Monulph (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.