Blessed Charles The Good
Also known as: Charles of Flanders; Charles I of Flandre
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 2
Died
March 1, 2
Beatified
1883 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Charles The Good, also known as Charles of Flanders or Charles I of Flandre, was born in 1083 as a prince, the son of King Saint Canute of Denmark and Adela of Flanders. Unfortunately, his father was murdered, and Charles was raised in the court of his maternal grandfather, Robert de Frison, the Count of Flanders. Flanders was a region that is now part of modern-day Belgium.