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Wulmar

French abbot later canonised

SaintFull write-upKingdom of FranceBenedictinesPre-congregation
Born
620
Died
697
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

In the territory of Boulogne in France, Saint Wulmar, priest, who, a humble shepherd, having been given the chance to study and having reached the priestly ministry, withdrew to a hermitage following the customs of the ancient fathers and then founded, at Hautmont in France, among the woods of his homeland, two monasteries, one for men and the other for consecrated virgins.

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 20 July as a shepherd who became a priest and hermit and founded two monasteries.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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