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Blessed Gautier Of Bruges

Also known as: Guatier Van den Zande; Gautier of Poitiers; Gualterus Brugensis; Gualterus de Brugge; Galtier…; Gauthier…; Gualterus…; Gualtiero…; Walter…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21-Jan

Born

1225 in Zande, Ostend, Belgium

Died

21 January 1307 in Poitiers, France of natural causes; his tomb was desecrated by Huguenots in 1562

Beatified

Popular veneration began immediately at his death; a liturgical office in his honour was recited in the cathedral in Poitiers, France since the late 15th century; the formal beatification is still ongoing

Biography

Blessed Gautier of Bruges, also known as Guatier Van den Zande, Gautier of Poitiers, Gualterus Brugensis, Gualterus de Brugge, Galtier, Gauthier, Gualterus, Gualtiero, and Walter, was born in 1225 in Zande, Ostend, Belgium. He entered the Franciscan Order at the convent of Bruges around 1240.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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