Plechelm

Saint Plechelm
Statue of Saint Plechelm on the tower of Basilica of St Plechelm in De Lutte
Monk, priest and missionary
BornKingdom of Leinster, Ireland
Died730
Venerated in
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineBasilica of St. Plechelm, Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands
FeastJuly 15[1]
PatronageThe Netherlands

Plechelm, (Plechelm of Guelderland, Plechelm, also Pleghelm or Plechelmus; died 730), is honoured in both the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic Church as a patron saint of the Netherlands.

  1. ^ Bateson, Mary (1896). "Plechelm" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.