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Willeicus
Abbot of the Kaiserswerth monastery
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
727
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Willeicus, also Willeic or Velleicus of Kaiserswerth, was an abbot of the monastery of Kaiserswerth. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast is 2 or 7 March.
Summary translated from the German Wikipedia article Willeicus (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Menology of England and Wales (Stanton) — Stanton, on the death of St Suitbert about 713: "he was succeeded by St. Willeic", abbot of Kaiserswerth.
- Wikidata Q4111245 — 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.