Folcuin by Thérouanne

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Folcuin († December 15, 855 in Esquelbecq ) was Bishop of Thérouanne from late 816 or early 817 to 855. He is a saint of the Catholic Church, his feast day is December 14th.

As the son of Hieronymus, Folcuin was a grandson of Karl Martell and thus belonged to the Carolingian dynasty . In 815 he was elected Bishop of Thérouanne; Emperor Louis the Pious confirmed the choice, so that Folcuin could be consecrated by Archbishop Ebo of Reims in 817 . During his tenure, Folcuin can be traced back to a number of councils, such as that council in Ingelheim in 840, at which the expelled Archbishop Ebo was reinstated, at the council in Paris in 846/847, at the council of Quierzy in Year 849 with the execution of the judgment against Gottschalk von Orbais , and the Council of Soissons in the year 853. In the same year Karl the Bald made him one of his twelve West Franconian Missi , whereby his area of ​​office was apparently largely congruent with his diocese .

Folcuin died on December 15, 855 in Esquelbecq during a confirmation and visitation trip. He was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Bertin , with which he had been so closely connected throughout his life that he moved the relics of his predecessor Audomar († 670), which his relative, Abbot Hugo of Saint-Quentin , to the Abbey of Saint in 843 -Quentin wanted to transfer, brought back to Saint-Bertin Abbey. He removed the relics of St. Bertin († 709) and Winoc († 716/717) from his diocese to bring them to safety from the Normans .

After his death, a cult of saints began around his own person, as his relative, the abbot Folcuin of Lobbes , reports, so that his remains were taken from the grave as relics on November 16, 928.

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SURNAME Folcuin by Thérouanne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Folcuin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Thérouanne and saint of the Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 855
Place of death Esquelbecq