Gondelbert

Saint Gondelbert
Bishop of Sens
Died c. 676[1]
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Feast 21 February[1]

Saint Gondelbert, (also Gondelbertus, Gundebert, Gumbert, Gombert, Gondeberg) was the founder of the Benedictine Senones Abbey in the Rabodeau (fr:Rabodeau) valley of the Vosges mountains around 650 AD,[2][3] and its first abbot. He died around 676.[1]

The Benedictine monks of Senones Abbey preserve the tradition, dating from the eleventh century, that Gondelbert was the archbishop of Sens before he founded the abbey[4] and that the abbey is named after the diocese of Sens (Senonis in Latin).[4][5]

He is a Catholic saint and his feastday is 21 February.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Saint of the Day, 21 February: Gundebert of Senones SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. "Abbaye de Senones" JeDecouvreLaFrance.com Retrieved 2012-03-19. (in French)
  3. "Abbaye de Senones" Office de Tourisme Pays des Abbayes. Retrieved 2012-03-19. (in French)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Goyau, Georges. "Sens" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company (1912). Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  5. "2H: Abbaye de Senones" p.32, Vosges-Archives.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.(French)
  6. Saint Gundebert of Sens Saints.SQPN.com. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

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