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Widrad
Frankish abbot, founder of Flavigny
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Feast: 3 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
747
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Widrad, or Widradus, Widerard, Ware or Waré, was a Benedictine religious, recognised as a saint.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Widrad (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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 Widrad' — 'Saint Widrad, 2e abbé de Flavigny (+ v. 748)' — the Benedictine founder/abbot of Flavigny, honoured as a saint; feast 3 October, as in the entry.
- Wikidata Q21027511 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.