Blessed Hildemar of Arrouaise
Blessed Hildemar of Arrouaise (died c. 1097 AD in Artois, France) was a French Catholic canon regular associated with the Abbey of Arrouaise in Artois, northern France. He is venerated locally as one of the founding figures of the Arrouaisian congregation of canons regular. Feast September 13.
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| Blessed Hildemar of Arrouaise | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 13 |
| Profession | French Catholic canon regular of Arrouaise; Artois France; died c. September 13 1097; founding figure of the Arrouaisian congregation; feast September 13; Augustinian Rule; Canons Regular of Arrouaise |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Canons Regular of Arrouaise; Order of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (CRSA); 11th-century northern French canonical reform; Diocese of Arras; Artois |
| Patronage | Artois; Pas-de-Calais; Augustinian canons regular; Arrouaisian congregation; canons regular; forest hermits; France |
| Attributes | Augustinian canon habit (white surplice over black cassock); September 13 feast; Arrouaise forest setting; Abbey of Arrouaise; canons regular habit |
| Birthplace | Artois, France |
| Death Place | Artois, France |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. September 13, 1097, in Artois (present-day Pas-de-Calais), northern France; Blessed Hildemar of Arrouaise was a French Catholic canon regular at the Abbey of Arrouaise in Artois; one of the founding figures of the Arrouaisian congregation; feast September 13; sparse hagiographic record; cult maintained locally in Artois and within the Arrouaisian canon regular tradition |
| Primary Shrine | Abbey of Arrouaise, Pas-de-Calais, France (destroyed); September 13 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 13 feast locally in Artois and in the Augustinian/Arrouaisian tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Hildemar of Arrouaise was a French Catholic canon regular who founded or co-founded a hermitage in the Arrouaise forest in Artois c. 1090. This community became the Abbey of Arrouaise, mother house of the Arrouaisian congregation of Augustinian canons regular, which spread throughout France, England, Ireland, and the Low Countries.
He died c. September 13, 1097, in Artois. His feast day is September 13.
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Birth location: Artois, France
Death location: Artois, France
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