Blessed Gerbrand Of Dokkum

Blessed Gerbrand of Dokkum, also known as Blessed Gerbrandus, was a preeminent figure in the Premonstratensian Order during the 13th century. He was born in the early 13th century in the area of modern-day Netherlands, and his exact birth date is not known. Gerbrand joined the Premonstratensian Order, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Norbert of Xanten, and became a monk at the Premonstratensian monastery in Dokkum, Friesland.