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Sculpture of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham Date And Artist Unknown Essen Belgium Photographed In July 2006 By Bocachete
Sculpture of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham Date And Artist Unknown Essen Belgium Photographed In July 2006 By Bocachete

Saint Gilbert of Sempringham

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

February 4

Canonized

1202 by Pope Innocent III

Biography

Saint Gilbert of Sempringham, also known as Gilbert of Lincoln, was born in the year 1083 in the village of Sempringham in Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of Jocelin, a wealthy Norman knight, and was raised in a life of privilege. As a young man, Gilbert showed no interest in becoming a soldier like his father. Instead, he had a strong desire to pursue education and dedicate his life to God....