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Gerald of Sauve-Majeure

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42: 287: 299: 311: 275: 236:, of which he was also the first abbot. This developed into a powerful community for the advancement of the Benedictine Rule and mode of life, with significant influence from the customs of 244:
for 30 days after the death of a community member. His constant advice to his monks for as long as he lived was that they should shun all discussion. He died at Grande-Sauve Abbey.
162:, where he later became a monk and cellarer. He suffered greatly from violent headaches which prevented him from carrying out his devotions. In an effort to cure them he made a 213:, but the monks did not accept his authority or the imposition of proper discipline. After some five years he resigned from Laon in order to become abbot of 420: 435: 349:, "large forest". Whereas the abbey is more often referred to as Grande-Sauve, Gerald is better known as Gerald of Sauve-Majeure. 440: 214: 379: 265: 425: 210: 41: 221: 430: 445: 410: 139: 415: 241: 291: 253: 233: 206: 175: 105: 85: 279: 383: 72: 371: 404: 315: 303: 195: 179: 171: 167: 159: 79: 32: 22: 237: 199: 191: 286: 395: 376: 187: 163: 194:. On his return he was healed of the severe headaches by the intercession of 229: 225: 155: 110: 151: 94: 343: 220:
He then sought instead to found a new Benedictine monastery. Duke
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1025–1095), also known, from his place of origin, as
198:, a former abbot of Corbie, of whom Gerald wrote a 104: 91: 78: 68: 58: 48: 20: 8: 166:with his abbot to seek the intercession of 40: 17: 358:Presumably because it led to disobedience 328: 270: 224:gave him a huge tract of forest in the 209:, after which he was elected abbot of 252:He was canonized on 27 April 1197 by 7: 217:, but was driven out by an usurper. 14: 309: 297: 285: 273: 421:People from Somme (department) 205:He later made a pilgrimage to 1: 436:11th-century Christian saints 131: 256:. His feast day is 5 April. 215:St. Medard's Abbey, Soissons 232:, where Gerald founded the 462: 158:, and was educated at the 377:Saint of the Day, April 5 222:William VIII of Aquitaine 211:St. Vincent's Abbey, Laon 150:Saint Gerald was born in 39: 382:25 February 2020 at the 120:Gerald of Sauve-Majeure 28:Gerald of Sauve-Majeure 441:Medieval French saints 122:, OSB (sometimes also 234:abbey of Grande-Sauve 426:French Benedictines 242:Office for the Dead 388:SaintPatrickDC.org 254:Pope Celestine III 100:Grande-Sauve Abbey 86:Pope Celestine III 116: 115: 84:27 April 1197 by 69:Venerated in 453: 394: 359: 356: 350: 333: 314: 313: 312: 302: 301: 300: 290: 289: 278: 277: 276: 269: 136:Gerald of Corbie 133: 97: 64:La Sauve-Majeure 44: 18: 461: 460: 456: 455: 454: 452: 451: 450: 401: 400: 392: 384:Wayback Machine 372:Saints.SQPN.com 368: 363: 362: 357: 353: 334: 330: 325: 320: 310: 308: 298: 296: 284: 274: 272: 264: 262: 250: 148: 92: 73:Catholic Church 63: 53: 35: 30: 29: 26: 25: 12: 11: 5: 459: 457: 449: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 403: 402: 399: 398: 393:(in Norwegian) 390: 374: 367: 364: 361: 360: 351: 327: 326: 324: 321: 319: 318: 306: 294: 282: 261: 258: 249: 246: 176:Saint Benedict 147: 144: 114: 113: 108: 102: 101: 98: 89: 88: 82: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 60: 56: 55: 50: 46: 45: 37: 36: 31: 27: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 458: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 431:French abbots 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 408: 406: 397: 391: 389: 385: 381: 378: 375: 373: 370: 369: 365: 355: 352: 348: 345: 341: 340:Sauve-Majeure 337: 332: 329: 322: 317: 307: 305: 295: 293: 288: 283: 281: 271: 267: 259: 257: 255: 247: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 218: 216: 212: 208: 203: 201: 197: 196:Saint Adalard 193: 189: 185: 181: 180:Monte Cassino 177: 173: 172:Monte Gargano 169: 168:Saint Michael 165: 161: 157: 153: 145: 143: 141: 137: 129: 125: 121: 112: 109: 107: 103: 99: 96: 90: 87: 83: 81: 77: 74: 71: 67: 61: 57: 51: 47: 43: 38: 34: 24: 19: 16: 446:Corbie Abbey 411:1020s births 387: 354: 347:granda silva 346: 339: 336:Grande-Sauve 335: 331: 251: 219: 204: 174:and that of 160:Corbie Abbey 149: 135: 127: 123: 119: 117: 15: 416:1095 deaths 292:Catholicism 200:hagiography 192:Pope Leo IX 182:. While at 140:Benedictine 405:Categories 396:Katolsk.no 323:References 248:Veneration 164:pilgrimage 280:Biography 207:Palestine 80:Canonized 380:Archived 260:See also 230:Bordeaux 188:ordained 138:, was a 366:Sources 342:, from 266:Portals 226:Gironde 186:he was 156:Picardy 142:abbot. 111:5 April 316:France 304:Saints 152:Corbie 128:Geraud 124:Gerard 118:Saint 95:shrine 93:Major 54:Corbie 344:Latin 238:Cluny 228:near 106:Feast 23:Saint 184:Rome 146:Life 62:1095 59:Died 52:1025 49:Born 386:at 338:or 190:by 178:at 170:at 130:) ( 126:or 33:OSB 407:: 202:. 154:, 132:c. 268::

Index

Saint
OSB

Catholic Church
Canonized
Pope Celestine III
shrine
Feast
5 April
Benedictine
Corbie
Picardy
Corbie Abbey
pilgrimage
Saint Michael
Monte Gargano
Saint Benedict
Monte Cassino
Rome
ordained
Pope Leo IX
Saint Adalard
hagiography
Palestine
St. Vincent's Abbey, Laon
St. Medard's Abbey, Soissons
William VIII of Aquitaine
Gironde
Bordeaux
abbey of Grande-Sauve

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