Richarius

Also known as Riquier de Centule

Richarius of Celles (; ;  – April 26, 645 AD) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

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Saint.name: Richarius
Saint.image: Sorrus - Vitrail-4.jpg
Saint.caption: Modern stained-glass image of Ricarius in Saint-Riquier Church, Sorrus, Pas-de-Calais
Saint.titles: Monastic founder and hermit
Saint.birth_date: c. 560
Saint.birth_place: Ponthieu, Francia
Saint.death_date: April 26,
Saint.death_place: Crécy, Frankish Kingdom
Saint.feast_day: April 26

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Ponthieu
Place of death: Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Occupation: presbyter
Languages spoken: French
Image: Saint-Riquier, Abbaye de Saint-Riquier 32.JPG

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feast day: April 26
canonization status: saint
date of death: 0645-04-26
name in native language: Riquier de Centule
Commons category: Richarius of Centula
date of birth: 0600-00-00
subject has role: abbot

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Richarius of Celles (; ;  – April 26, 645 AD) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

==Life== thumb|Statue of St. Richarius in Church of St. Omer in Houchin, oft-invoked for protection of children Riquier's vita was probably written at the end of the 7th century AD. Shortly after 800 it was revised by Alcuin at the request of Abbot Angilibert, who dedicated his work to Charlemagne.

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