Gislenus

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Dutch prayer book, mid-15th century: Saint Gislenus is the person on the far right with a church in hand

Saint Gislenus , French Ghislain (* first half of the 7th century ; † October 9, 680 in Ursidongus, today's Saint-Ghislain ) was a clergyman and anarchist in today's Belgium .

Gislenus was probably of Germanic origin and lived in the county of Hainaut . The present-day parish of Saint-Ghislain, where he died, was named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St. Ghislain. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
  2. ↑ cf. Gislo of Cologne, or in the Nordic way Gísli
personal data
SURNAME Gislenus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Clergyman and Anchorite in Belgium
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 680
Place of death Saint-Ghislain