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Illustration Of Saint Gezelinus Of Schlebusch 1729

Illustration Of Saint Gezelinus Of Schlebusch 1729

Blessed Gezelin Of Schlebusch

Also known as: Gezelin of Altenberg; Gezelinus of…; Gezzelin of…; Gezzelino of…; Ghislain of…; Gisle of…; Gozelin of…; Jocelin of…; Schezelinus of…

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6-Aug

Died

29 July 1149 in Gut Alkenrath, Schlebusch, Germany

Beatified

By the bishop of Cologne, Germany (confirmation of popular cultus)

Biography

Blessed Gezelin of Schlebusch, also known by various names such as Gezelin of Altenberg, Gezelinus of..., Gezzelin of..., Gezzelino of..., Ghislain of..., Gisle of..., Gozelin of..., Jocelin of..., and Schezelinus of..., was a 12th-century hermit and Cistercian lay brother at Altenberg Abbey in Germany. Though not much is known about his early life, Gezelin is believed to have been born in an unknown location and year.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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