Gangulphus

Gangulphus of Burgundy (died 11 May 760 AD) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Gangulphus was a Burgundian courtier whose historical existence can be attested by only a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short, dated 762, attests that he was a great landowner, whose family dominated the region and exercised a lot of power.

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It sits within the topics 760 deaths, 8th-century Frankish saints and French hermits.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Gangulphus of Burgundy
Saint.death_date: 11 May 760 AD
Saint.feast_day: 11 May
Saint.venerated_in: Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint.image: Heiliger Gangolf.jpg
Saint.imagesize: 100px
Saint.caption: Image of Saint Gangulphus (Gangolf), by the Meister von Meßkirch, ca. 1535
Saint.death_place: Avallon
Saint.attributes: Pictured as a Burgundian knight with a fountain springing under his sword. He holds a shield with a cross. He may also hold the spear with which he was murdered
Saint.patronage: Saint of husbands unhappily married; tanners, shoemakers, children, and horses; invoked against knee pains, sicknesses affecting the eyes and skin; invoked against marital difficulties and adultery

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Varennes-sur-Amance
Place of death: Avallon
Image: Heiliger Gangolf.jpg

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Commons category: Saint Gangolf
canonization status: saint
date of birth: 0702-00-00
date of death: 0760-01-01
feast day: May 11
name in native language: Gangulphus
subject has role: Christian martyr

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Legend
Veneration
The Office of St Gangulphus
Gallery
See also
Notes
External links

Gangulphus decided to renounce his wealth and become a hermit. Even so, he was subsequently killed by his wife's lover, who wished to remove Gangulphus as a possible interference to the adulterous relationship.

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