Detail Of An Antique French Holy Card Of Blessed Ludan Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Ludan

Also known as: Ludano; Ludain; Luden

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

12-Feb

Born

12th century Scotland

Died

1202 in Nordheim, Alsace, France of natural causes; while asleep under an elm tree, Ludan received a vision that he was about to die; he prayed to receive Holy Communion one more time; an angel then appeared with the Eucharist; bells in local churches are reported to have spontaneously rang at the moment of his death; two local parishes each wanted Ludan to rest at their church; an abbot settled the matter by having the body put in a cart, the cart yoked to a wild horse, and the horse turned loose; the horse stopped in front of the church of Saint George, and there Ludan was buried; relics enshrined in Saint Ludan church in Nordheim

Biography

Blessed Ludan, also known as Ludano, Ludain, and Luden, was born in the 12th century in Scotland, into a noble family. He was the son of Itiboldo, a prominent figure in Scottish society. Ludan, from a young age, exhibited a deep compassion for the less fortunate, and it was this empathy that would shape his life's work.