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Detail of An Antique Holy Card of Saint Gudule of Brussels Date And Artist Unknown
Detail of An Antique Holy Card of Saint Gudule of Brussels Date And Artist Unknown

Saint Gudule of Brussels

Also known as: Ergoule; Goedele; Goelen; Gould; Goule; Gudula

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

January 8

Died

January 8, 712

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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Biography

In the heart of Brabant, amidst the turbulent rise of the Frankish nobility, a light shone that would eventually guide the destiny of Brussels. This luminous figure is Gudule, whose profound piety and miraculous endurance secured her place as the patron saint of the city. Her story is one of noble birth dedicated to the divine, marked by a spiritual resilience that even the forces of darkness could not extinguish.

Feast Days

January 8January 19
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