A portrait of St. Hadelin
St. Hadelin
d. c. 690
Feast
February 3 · VII c.
Patron of
Celles · Monks · Abbots
Order
Abbot
Frankish Benedictine abbot (d. c. 690), Aquitanian disciple of St. Remaclus; founded the abbey of Celles in the diocese of Liège, where he lived as a hermit late in life. Pre-Congregation cultus.
Life & Times
Died: c. 690 · From: France / Belgium / Celles.
Patronage
St. Hadelin is invoked as the patron of celles, monks, abbots. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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About Catholic Saints
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