Photograph Of A Detail Of A Statue Of Blessed Frederick Of Hallum Hallum Netherlands Artist Unknown

Blessed Frederick Of Hallum

Also known as: Frederick Feikone; Federico

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3 March; 3 February on some calendars; 4 February on some calendars

Born

Hallum, Frisia (in modern Netherlands)

Died

3 March 1175 in Frisia (modern Netherlands) of natural causes; so many miracles were reported at his grave that it became a pilgrimage site; relics transferred to the abbey church in Bonne-Espereance in 1616 due to Calvinist rule in Frisia; they were in the habit of destroying relics; relics transferred to Vellereille during the French Revolution to prevent their destruction; relics transferred to Leffe, Dinant, Belgium in 1938

Beatified

8 March 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Frederick of Hallum, also known as Frederick Feikone or Federico, was born in Hallum, Frisia (modern Netherlands), to a humble family. He grew up under the care of his widowed mother, who instilled in him a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Cecilia.