St. Vincent Madelgaire Biography
Saint Vincent Madelgaire Profile. Born: 615 AD in Belgium, Europe. Worked in Belgium. Died: July 14 677 in Soignies, Belgium. Feast Day is celebrated on July 14.
St. Vincent Madelgaire Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth | 615 AD |
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Country of Birth | Belgium of Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Married |
Profession | Abbot |
Place of Work | Belgium |
Date of Death | July 14 677 |
Place of Death | Soignies, Belgium |
Feast Day | July 14 |
Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
Patron Saint of | Soignies, Belgium |
Biography
Saint Vincent Madelgaire, hitched to St. Waltrude. Child in-law of St. Bertille. Father of four: St. Madalberta, St. Landericus, St. Dentlin of Soignies, and St. Aldetrudis. Sent by King Dagobert I to Ireland to enroll monks to fill in as evangelists in the locale. Established the Benedictine monasteries of Hautmont in 642, and later one on his home in Soignies, Belgium. Around 653 he resigned live as a priest in Hautmont Abbey, taking the name Vincent, and afterward to the one at Soignies, Belgium where he moved toward becoming abbot.
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