Saint Gangulphus of Burgundy | |
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 Image of Saint Gangulphus (Gangolf), by the Meister von Meßkirch, ca. 1535 | |
| Died | 11 May 760 AD Avallon |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 11 May |
| 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 |
| 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[1] |
Gangulphus[2] 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 only be attested by a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short dated 762. It attests that he was a great landowner, whose family dominated the region and exercised a lot of power.[3]
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.
- ^ Gangolf - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
- ^ Variants include Gengoul, Gangulf, Gangolf, Gangolfo, Gengou, Gangloff, Gengoux, Gigou, Genf, Gandoul, Gingolph, Gangulfus, Golf.
- ^ Alessandro Barbero