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William of Donjeon

French archbishop

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Feast: 10 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1150
Died
1209
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Guillaume de Donjeon (c. 1140 – 10 January 1209) was a French Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Bourges from 1200 until his death. He served as a canon in Soissons and Paris before he entered the Order of Grandmont. Sometime later, he entered the Cistercians. He was known to practice austerities such as abstaining from meat and wearing a hair shirt.

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The miracles

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Santi e Beati — San Guglielmo di Bourges — santiebeati.it: 'San Guglielmo di Bourges, Vescovo, festa 10 gennaio'. Roman Martyrology, 10 January: 'At Bourges in Aquitaine, St. William, archbishop and confessor, renowned for miracles and virtues, canonized by Pope
  • Wikidata Q2258664 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — William of Donjeon (CC BY-SA)

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