Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne
Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne (died c. 11th–12th century AD in Burgundy, France) was a medieval French Catholic blessed venerated in the Burgundy region of France. Little is known of his life beyond his local veneration. His feast day is celebrated locally in the Diocese associated with his memory.
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| Profession | Medieval French Catholic blessed; Burgundy region of France; 11th-12th century; local veneration; details of life unknown; possibly a monk, abbot, bishop, or devout layman in the Burgundian monastic tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; medieval French Catholicism; Burgundian monastic tradition (Cluniac or Cistercian milieu); medieval local sanctoral tradition |
| Patronage | Burgundy; France; medieval local blesseds |
| Attributes | Medieval French ecclesiastical or monastic dress; Burgundian landscape; Abbey of Cluny in background |
| Birthplace | Burgundy, France |
| Death Place | Burgundy, France |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne (Gerard of Burgundy) is a medieval French Catholic blessed venerated locally in the Burgundy region of France; little is known of his life; he may have been a monk, abbot, bishop, or devout layman; his holiness was recognized locally and his veneration has persisted in the medieval Catholic tradition of Burgundy |
| Primary Shrine | Burgundy, France; local feast |
| Liturgical Class | Local feast in Burgundy; not in universal Roman calendar |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Little is known of the life of Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne. He was a medieval French Catholic blessed venerated in the Burgundy (Bourgogne) region of France — one of the great centers of medieval Catholic monastic culture, home to the Abbeys of Cluny and Cîteaux.
He may have been a monk, canon, abbot, bishop, or devout layman whose holiness was recognized by his local community. His memory was preserved across the centuries in local tradition.
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Birth location: Burgundy, France
Death location: Burgundy, France
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Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne was a medieval French Catholic blessed venerated locally in the Burgundy region of France; little is known of his life; he is remembered in the tradition of local Burgundian sanctity.
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