Gaugerich from Cambrai
Gaugerich von Cambrai ( French Saint-Géry , Walloon Sint Djèry , Flemish Sint Gorik , Latinized Gaugericus ; * around 550 in Carignan , † 11 August 626?) Was Bishop of Cambrai . His feast day is August 11th.
Vita
Gaugericus to in the diocese of Trier as a child Gallo-Roman have been born parents. Magnerich , the bishop of Trier , is said to have noticed him and made him a deacon . Around the year 585, Aegidius , the then bishop of Reims , consecrated him as bishop of the city of Arras, which was part of the Frankish empire .
He dedicated his life to the extermination of paganism and destroyed the cult images of the ancient gods. On a mountain near Cambrai he built a church in honor of St. Medardus of Noyon ; he also founded a church in honor of St. Martin of Tours and another in honor of the Holy Cross . Around the year 580 he moved the bishopric from Arras to Cambrai.
Gaugerich maintained good relations with the Franconian ruler Chlothar II (r. 584–629) and took part in the Council of Paris (614) . According to tradition, he founded a church in honor of the Archangel Michael , which became an essential starting point for the development of the city of Brussels ; the cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula stands on the site today .
Adoration
After his death he was buried in the Saint-Medard church he founded; but soon his bones (relics) were divided among numerous churches, so that several churches in northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands bear his name.
presentation
Early and high medieval representations of the saint are not known. More recent representations - especially in glass windows - show him in the bishop's robe.
literature
- Bruno Krusch : The life of Bishop Gaugerich of Cambrai. In: New Archive of the Society for Older German History Volume 16, 1891, pp. 225-234 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Gaugerich from Cambrai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gaugericus (Latin); Saint-Géry (French); Sint-Djèry (Walloon) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Cambrai and saint of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century |
| Place of death | uncertain: Cambrai |