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Nivard
French archbishop of Reims
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
650
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Nivard (Latin: Nivardus/Nivo; Spanish: Nivardo; died 1 September 673) was the Bishop of Reims during the Merovingian Dynasty from approximately 649 until 673. He was later venerated as a medieval Catholic Saint.
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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
- santiebeati.it - San Nivardo di Reims, vescovo — Archbishop of Reims, died about 663; feast 1 September, as in our record.
- Wikidata Q2039864 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nivard (CC BY-SA)
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