Plechelm
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Saint Plechelm | |
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Born | |
Died | 730 |
Feast | July 15 |
Patronage | The Netherlands |
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Plechlem (Plechelm of Guelderland) is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the patron saint of the Netherlands. Plechlem was a Benedictine monk who traveled to Rome with St. Wiro and St. Otger. He became a missionary in Northumberland and Friesland and was martyred while on a mission.