Blessed Guy of Durnes
Blessed Guy of Durnes (died c. 1157 AD in Durnes, Brabant, present-day Belgium) was a Belgian Catholic Premonstratensian (Norbertine) abbot who founded the Abbey of Durnes (Dunes Abbey / Abbey of the Dunes) near Koksijde on the Flemish coast. He is venerated with feast day September 13.
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| Blessed Guy of Durnes | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 13 |
| Profession | Belgian Catholic Premonstratensian/early monastic abbot; founded Abbey of Durnes (Dunes Abbey) near Koksijde Flanders; died September 13 c. 1157; feast September 13 |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Premonstratensian Order / early Cistercian tradition; Abbey of the Dunes; Flemish coast; 12th-century Low Countries monasticism |
| Patronage | Koksijde; Flanders; West Flanders; Belgian North Sea coast; Cistercian and Premonstratensian monks; coastal communities |
| Attributes | White monastic habit; September 13 feast; Flemish coastal dunes setting; North Sea |
| Birthplace | Brabant, present-day Belgium |
| Death Place | Durnes (Koksijde), Flanders, present-day Belgium |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. September 13, 1157, at the Abbey of Durnes (Dunes Abbey), Koksijde, Flanders; Blessed Guy of Durnes (French: Bienheureux Guy de Durnes; Dutch: Gezaligde Wido van Duinen) was a Belgian Catholic Premonstratensian (Norbertine) abbot who founded or co-founded the Abbey of the Dunes (Abdij ten Duinen / Abbaye des Dunes) near Koksijde on the Flemish coast; feast September 13; the Abbey of the Dunes later became a major Cistercian abbey |
| Primary Shrine | Koksijde (Ten Duinen Abbey ruins), West Flanders, Belgium; September 13 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 13 feast locally in Koksijde and the Cistercian tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Guy of Durnes was associated with the founding of the Abbey of Durnes (Abbey of the Dunes) near Koksijde on the Flemish North Sea coast, one of the most important monastic communities of medieval Flanders.
He died c. September 13, 1157. He is venerated locally with feast day September 13.
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Birth location: Brabant, present-day Belgium
Death location: Durnes (Koksijde), Flanders, present-day Belgium
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