Blessed Hugh of Marchiennes
Blessed Hugh of Marchiennes (died c. 1158 AD in Marchiennes, Flanders, France) was a French-Flemish Catholic Benedictine abbot of the Abbey of Marchiennes in Flanders. He is venerated locally in the Flemish-French Catholic tradition with feast day April 12.
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| Blessed Hugh of Marchiennes | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | April 12 |
| Profession | French-Flemish Catholic Benedictine abbot; Abbey of Marchiennes Flanders; died c. April 12 1158; feast April 12; sparse hagiographic record; Flemish-French Catholic tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine Order (OSB); Abbey of Marchiennes; 12th-century Flemish-French monasticism; Nord department; Flanders; northern France |
| Patronage | Marchiennes; Nord department; Flanders; northern France; Benedictine monks; abbots; Scarpe River valley |
| Attributes | Benedictine habit; April 12 feast; Marchiennes setting; Scarpe River valley; abbot's staff; Flemish medieval landscape |
| Birthplace | Flanders, France |
| Death Place | Marchiennes, Nord, France |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. April 12, 1158, at the Abbey of Marchiennes, Flanders (present-day Nord department), France; Blessed Hugh of Marchiennes (French: Bienheureux Hugues de Marchiennes; Latin: Hugo de Marchianense) was a French-Flemish Catholic Benedictine abbot of the Abbey of Marchiennes; feast April 12; sparse hagiographic record; Flemish-French Catholic tradition |
| Primary Shrine | Abbey of Marchiennes (site), Nord department, France; feast April 12 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; April 12 feast locally in Flanders and the Benedictine tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Hugh of Marchiennes was a French-Flemish Catholic Benedictine abbot of the ancient Abbey of Marchiennes in Flanders. He died c. April 12, 1158, at the abbey. The details of his life are sparse in the hagiographic record. His feast day is April 12.
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Birth location: Flanders, France
Death location: Marchiennes, Nord, France
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