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Theodard of Maastricht
7th-century bishop of Maastricht-Liège
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 10 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
620
Died
670
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Speyer in the Rhineland, in Germany, the passion of Saint Theodard, bishop of Tongeren and martyr, killed while on his way to King Childeric.
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 10 September as a bishop of Tongeren killed near Speyer on his way to King Childeric.
Connected on this site
- Lambert of Maastricht Saint“Theodard was uncle to his successor Lambert of Maastricht, and therefore brother or brother-in-law to Robert II, Lord Chancellor of France.” — Wikipedia
- Trudo Saint“It was blessed about 656 by Theodard of Maastricht, in honour of Sts.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q206415 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Theodard of Maastricht (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.